Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.2)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About NetBackup commands
    2.  
      Navigating multiple menu levels
    3.  
      NetBackup command conventions
    4.  
      NetBackup Media Manager command notes
    5.  
      IPV6 updates
    6.  
      Removal of nbexecute command
  2. Appendix A. NetBackup Commands
    1.  
      acsd
    2.  
      add_media_server_on_clients
    3.  
      backupdbtrace
    4.  
      backuptrace
    5.  
      bmrc
    6.  
      bmrconfig
    7.  
      bmrepadm
    8.  
      bmrprep
    9.  
      bmrs
    10.  
      bmrsrtadm
    11.  
      bp
    12.  
      bparchive
    13.  
      bpbackup
    14.  
      bpbackupdb
    15.  
      bpcatarc
    16.  
      bpcatlist
    17.  
      bpcatres
    18.  
      bpcatrm
    19.  
      bpcd
    20.  
      bpchangeprimary
    21.  
      bpclient
    22.  
      bpclimagelist
    23.  
      bpclntcmd
    24.  
      bpclusterutil
    25.  
      bpcompatd
    26.  
      bpconfig
    27.  
      bpdbjobs
    28.  
      bpdbm
    29.  
      bpdgclone
    30.  
      bpdown
    31.  
      bpduplicate
    32.  
      bperror
    33.  
      bpexpdate
    34.  
      bpfis
    35.  
      bpflist
    36.  
      bpgetconfig
    37.  
      bpgetdebuglog
    38.  
      bpimage
    39.  
      bpimagelist
    40.  
      bpimmedia
    41.  
      bpimport
    42.  
      bpinst
    43.  
      bpkeyfile
    44.  
      bpkeyutil
    45.  
      bplabel
    46.  
      bplist
    47.  
      bpmedia
    48.  
      bpmedialist
    49.  
      bpminlicense
    50.  
      bpnbat
    51.  
      bpnbaz
    52.  
      bppficorr
    53.  
      bpplcatdrinfo
    54.  
      bpplclients
    55.  
      bppldelete
    56.  
      bpplinclude
    57.  
      bpplinfo
    58.  
      bppllist
    59.  
      bpplsched
    60.  
      bpplschedrep
    61.  
      bpplschedwin
    62.  
      bppolicynew
    63.  
      bpps
    64.  
      bprd
    65.  
      bprecover
    66.  
      bprestore
    67.  
      bpretlevel
    68.  
      bpschedule
    69.  
      bpschedulerep
    70.  
      bpsetconfig
    71.  
      bpstsinfo
    72.  
      bpstuadd
    73.  
      bpstudel
    74.  
      bpstulist
    75.  
      bpsturep
    76.  
      bptestbpcd
    77.  
      bptestnetconn
    78.  
      bptpcinfo
    79.  
      bpup
    80.  
      bpverify
    81.  
      cat_convert
    82.  
      cat_export
    83.  
      cat_import
    84.  
      configurePorts
    85.  
      configureTPCerts
    86.  
      create_nbdb
    87.  
      csconfig cldinstance
    88.  
      csconfig cldprovider
    89.  
      csconfig meter
    90.  
      csconfig throttle
    91.  
      duplicatetrace
    92.  
      importtrace
    93.  
      jbpSA
    94.  
      jnbSA
    95.  
      ltid
    96.  
      manageClientCerts
    97.  
      mklogdir
    98.  
      nbauditreport
    99.  
      nbcatsync
    100.  
      NBCC
    101.  
      NBCCR
    102.  
      nbcertcmd
    103.  
      nbcertupdater
    104.  
      nbcldutil
    105.  
      nbcloudrestore
    106.  
      nbcomponentupdate
    107.  
      nbcplogs
    108.  
      nbdb_admin
    109.  
      nbdb_backup
    110.  
      nbdb_move
    111.  
      nbdb_ping
    112.  
      nbdb_restore
    113.  
      nbdb_unload
    114.  
      nbdbms_start_server
    115.  
      nbdbms_start_stop
    116.  
      nbdc
    117.  
      nbdecommission
    118.  
      nbdelete
    119.  
      nbdeployutil
    120.  
      nbdevconfig
    121.  
      nbdevquery
    122.  
      nbdiscover
    123.  
      nbdna
    124.  
      nbemm
    125.  
      nbemmcmd
    126.  
      nbfindfile
    127.  
      nbfirescan
    128.  
      nbftadm
    129.  
      nbftconfig
    130.  
      nbgetconfig
    131.  
      nbhba
    132.  
      nbholdutil
    133.  
      nbhostidentity
    134.  
      nbhostmgmt
    135.  
      nbhypervtool
    136.  
      nbinstallcmd
    137.  
      nbjm
    138.  
      nbkmsutil
    139.  
      nboraadm
    140.  
      nborair
    141.  
      nbpem
    142.  
      nbpemreq
    143.  
      nbperfchk
    144.  
      nbplupgrade
    145.  
      nbrb
    146.  
      nbrbutil
    147.  
      nbregopsc
    148.  
      nbreplicate
    149.  
      nbrepo
    150.  
      nbrestorevm
    151.  
      nbseccmd
    152.  
      nbsetconfig
    153.  
      nbsnapimport
    154.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    155.  
      nbsqladm
    156.  
      nbstl
    157.  
      nbstlutil
    158.  
      nbstop
    159.  
      nbsu
    160.  
      nbsvrgrp
    161.  
      resilient_clients
    162.  
      restoretrace
    163.  
      stopltid
    164.  
      tl4d
    165.  
      tl8d
    166.  
      tl8cd
    167.  
      tldd
    168.  
      tldcd
    169.  
      tlhd
    170.  
      tlhcd
    171.  
      tlmd
    172.  
      tpautoconf
    173.  
      tpclean
    174.  
      tpconfig
    175.  
      tpext
    176.  
      tpreq
    177.  
      tpunmount
    178.  
      verifytrace
    179.  
      vltadm
    180.  
      vltcontainers
    181.  
      vlteject
    182.  
      vltinject
    183.  
      vltoffsitemedia
    184.  
      vltopmenu
    185.  
      vltrun
    186.  
      vmadd
    187.  
      vmchange
    188.  
      vmcheckxxx
    189.  
      vmd
    190.  
      vmdelete
    191.  
      vmoprcmd
    192.  
      vmphyinv
    193.  
      vmpool
    194.  
      vmquery
    195.  
      vmrule
    196.  
      vmupdate
    197.  
      vnetd
    198.  
      vssat
    199.  
      vwcp_manage
    200.  
      vxlogcfg
    201.  
      vxlogmgr
    202.  
      vxlogview
    203.  
      W2KOption

Name

bpimage — perform functions on stored images in a database

SYNOPSIS

bpimage -[de]compress [-allclients | -client name] [-M master_server,...][-update_compression]

bpimage -npc copy_number -backupid backupid [-client name] [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -newserver newserver_name [-oldserver oldserver_name] [-id id] [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -deletecopy copy_number -backupid backupid [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -testlock copy_number -backupid backupid [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -prunetir [-allclients | -client name] -cleanup [-notimmediate] [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -cleanup_image_change_log [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -gendrreport -backupid backupid [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -wff path bytes -backupid backupid [-client name] [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -update [-rfile 0|1 | -filesysonly 0|1 | -numfiles number | -keyword keyword_phrase | -objdesc string] [-client name -policy name -t type -d mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss] [-id id] [-M master_server,...]

On UNIX systems, the directory path to this command is /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd

On Windows systems, the directory path to this command is install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd

DESCRIPTION

This command can be used to perform many different functions to images that are stored in a database. Some of the functions are as follows:

  • Compress and decompress the stored images.

  • Remove existing images from the database.

  • Test the locking capability on an image.

OPTIONS

The following options represent the criteria that determine which images or media are selected for the report. Where images are discussed in these options, media can be substituted if the context refers to a media report.

-allclients

Selects all NetBackup clients that are already backed up on the system.

-backupid backup_id

Specifies a backup ID to use for finding applicable images.

-cleanup

Deletes expired images, compresses the images that are scheduled to be compressed, and prunes the TIR information from the specified images.

Note:

This option enables a user to accomplish the same tasks manually that the scheduler performs on a regular basis. It can be used when the user does not have enough time to wait for the scheduler to perform these tasks.

-cleanup_image_change_log

Cleans up the image change on the current master server and optionally, on other master servers that are specified by the -M option.

-client name

Specifies a client name to use for finding backups or archives on which to perform the specified function. The client name that bpimage searches for is case insensitive. For example, bpimage displays images from client, cLiEnT, and CLIENT. By default, bpimage searches for images on all clients.

-d date

Specifies the start date and end date range for the listing.

-d specifies a start date and time for the listing. The list shows only images in backups or the archives that occurred at or after the specified date and time.

The required date and time values format in NetBackup commands varies according to your locale. The /usr/openv/msg/.conf file (UNIX) and the install_path\VERITAS\msg\LC.CONF file (Windows) contain information such as the date-time formats for each supported locale. The files contain specific instructions on how to add or modify the list of supported locales and formats.

For more about the locale of your system, see "About specifying the locale of the NetBackup installation" in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II.

The valid range of dates is from 01/01/1970 00:00:00 to 01/19/2038 03:14:07. The default is the previous midnight.

-[de]compress

Initiates compression or decompression of a specified client or all clients.

-deletecopy copy_number

Removes the images that the copy number and the backup_id specify.

-filesysonly 0|1

Limits bpimage to query only the local file system if set to 1.

-gendrreport

Generate a disaster recovery report for the specified backup_id.

-id id

Specifies the media ID when used with the -newserver command or specifies the backup ID when used with the -update command.

-keyword "keyword_phrase"

Specifies a keyword phrase for NetBackup to use when it searches. The phrase must match the phrase that was previously associated with the image.

-M master_server,...

Specifies a list of alternative master servers. This list is a comma-delimited list of hostnames. Each master server in the list runs the bpimage command. If an error occurs for any master server, the process stops at that point.

The report is the composite of the information that all the master servers in this list returns. bpimage queries each of these master servers. The master server returns image or media information from the image catalogs. Each master server must allow access by the system that issues the bpimage command.

The default is the master server for the system running bpimage.

-newserver name | -oldserver name

Specifies the new name or the old name of a NetBackup server.

-notimmediate

Inhibits the call that bpexpdate makes to the nbdelete command after it expires an image on disk. If you intend to delete many images at the same time, use -notimmediate to avoid the overhead of multiple job creation fornbdelete to process. You can run the nbdelete command later.

-npc copy_number

Sets the specified image as the primary image, which is based on the copy number of the image.

-numfiles number

Specifies the number of files when used with the -update command.

-objdesc string

Specifies the object description string of the Informix client type when used with the -update command.

-policy name

Searches for backups to import in the specified policy. The default is all policies.

-prunetir

Prunes the true image restore (TIR) information from the specified clients. The default is all clients.

-rfile 0|1

Use the Restore file when used with the -update command.

-t type

Specifies a policy type. By default, bpimage searches for all policy types. type is one of the following character strings:

Informix-On-BAR 
MS-Exchange-Server
MS-SQL-Server
MS-Windows
Oracle
Standard
Sybase
NDMP

The following policy types apply only to NetBackup Enterprise Server:

BigData
DataTools-SQL-BackTrack
DB2
FlashBackup
SAP
Split-Mirror
-testlock

Determines if the copy for the specified backup ID is locked.

-update

Updates an image that is based on the chosen parameter.

-update_compression

Tells NetBackup to uncompress the images that were compressed with the old compression algorithm and recompress them with the new algorithm. The -update_compression flag only applies used with the -compress option.

A new compression algorithm was deployed with NetBackup 7.6. With the old algorithm, the NetBackup .f files have a file name extension of .Z on Linux or UNIX. With the new algorithm, they have either a .Zs or .Zl extension. The .Zs extension designates the files that are compressed with user-specified scripts and is only used on Linux and UNIX. The .Zl extension is for the files that are compressed internally by NetBackup and is used on Windows, Linux, and UNIX platforms.

-wff path bytes

Writes the files file (image .f file) for the backup that is specified with -backupID.

EXAMPLES

Example: This example determines if the specified copy for the backup ID is locked.

# bpimage -testlock 1 -backupid abc123.server.domain.com_1416316372
Backupid abc123.server.domain.com_1416316372 copy 1 is not locked