Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide
- Introduction
- Appendix A. NetBackup Commands
Name
vmcheckxxx — report the media contents of a robotic library
SYNOPSIS
-rt robot_type -rn robot_number [-rh robot_host] [-h EMM_server | volume_database_host] [[-if inventory_filter_value] [-if inventory_filter_value] ...] [-full] [-list]
On UNIX systems, the directory path to this command is /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/
On Windows systems, the directory path to this command is install_path\Volmgr\bin\
DESCRIPTION
Report the media contents of a robotic library and optionally compare its contents with the volume configuration.
If no options are specified, the media contents of the robot and the volume configuration are listed along with a list of any mismatches detected.
Any authorized user can run this command.
For more information about NetBackup authorization, refer to the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.
OPTIONS
- -rt robot_type
Specifies the robot type of the robot to inventory.
Valid robot types for NetBackup Enterprise Server follow:
none, acs, tl4, tl8, tld, tlh, tlm.
Valid robot types for NetBackup server follow:
none, tl4, tl8, tld.
- -rn robot_number
Unique, logical identification number of the robot to inventory.
- -rh robot_host
Name of the host that controls the robot. If no host is specified, the host where you execute this command is assumed.
- -h EMM_server | volume_database_host
This option is only applicable for NetBackup Enterprise Server.
The name of the Enterprise Media Manager database host that contains information about the volumes in a robot. If no host is specified, the configured EMM server is used by default.
- -if inventory_filter_value
This option is only applicable for NetBackup Enterprise Server.
Specifies the inventory filter values. Multiple -if options may be specified. The inventory filter value is an ACS scratch pool ID, or a TLH volume category.
The -if and -full options cannot be specified together.
- -full
Specifies the full inventory. The -full and -if options cannot be specified together.
- -list
Lists the robot contents.
NOTES
Only limited validation of the option parameters is done.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 - List the media contents of TLD robot 1 and the volume configuration for that robot on the host named server2. It also lists any mismatches that are detected:
# vmcheckxxx -rt tld -rn 1 -rh server2
Example 2 - List the contents of TLH robot 2 that is connected to the host where the vmcheckxxx command was run:
# vmcheckxxx -rt tlh -rn 2 -list
SEE ALSO
See vmupdate.