Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (9.0.0.1, 9.0)
  1. Introduction
    1.  
      About NetBackup commands
    2.  
      Navigating multiple menu levels
    3.  
      NetBackup command conventions
    4.  
      NetBackup Media Manager command notes
    5.  
      IPV6 updates
  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.  
      configureCerts
    85.  
      configureCertsForPlugins
    86.  
      configureMQ
    87.  
      configurePorts
    88.  
      configureWebServerCerts
    89.  
      create_nbdb
    90.  
      csconfig cldinstance
    91.  
      csconfig cldprovider
    92.  
      csconfig meter
    93.  
      csconfig reinitialize
    94.  
      csconfig throttle
    95.  
      duplicatetrace
    96.  
      importtrace
    97.  
      jbpSA
    98.  
      jnbSA
    99.  
      ltid
    100.  
      manageClientCerts
    101.  
      mklogdir
    102.  
      nbauditreport
    103.  
      nbcatsync
    104.  
      NBCC
    105.  
      NBCCR
    106.  
      nbcertcmd
    107.  
      nbcertupdater
    108.  
      nbcldutil
    109.  
      nbcloudrestore
    110.  
      nbcomponentupdate
    111.  
      nbcplogs
    112.  
      nbcredkeyutil
    113.  
      nbdb_admin
    114.  
      nbdb_backup
    115.  
      nbdb_move
    116.  
      nbdb_ping
    117.  
      nbdb_restore
    118.  
      nbdb_unload
    119.  
      nbdb2adutl
    120.  
      nbdbms_start_server
    121.  
      nbdbms_start_stop
    122.  
      nbdc
    123.  
      nbdecommission
    124.  
      nbdelete
    125.  
      nbdeployutil
    126.  
      nbdevconfig
    127.  
      nbdevquery
    128.  
      nbdiscover
    129.  
      nbdna
    130.  
      nbemm
    131.  
      nbemmcmd
    132.  
      nbfindfile
    133.  
      nbfirescan
    134.  
      nbftadm
    135.  
      nbftconfig
    136.  
      nbgetconfig
    137.  
      nbhba
    138.  
      nbholdutil
    139.  
      nbhostidentity
    140.  
      nbhostmgmt
    141.  
      nbhypervtool
    142.  
      nbidpcmd
    143.  
      nbimageshare
    144.  
      nbinstallcmd
    145.  
      nbjm
    146.  
      nbkmiputil
    147.  
      nbkmscmd
    148.  
      nbkmsutil
    149.  
      nboraadm
    150.  
      nborair
    151.  
      nbpem
    152.  
      nbpemreq
    153.  
      nbmlb
    154.  
      nbperfchk
    155.  
      nbplupgrade
    156.  
      nbrb
    157.  
      nbrbutil
    158.  
      nbregopsc
    159.  
      nbreplicate
    160.  
      nbrepo
    161.  
      nbrestorevm
    162.  
      nbseccmd
    163.  
      nbsetconfig
    164.  
      nbsnapimport
    165.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    166.  
      nbsqladm
    167.  
      nbstl
    168.  
      nbstlutil
    169.  
      nbstop
    170.  
      nbsu
    171.  
      nbsvrgrp
    172.  
      resilient_clients
    173.  
      restoretrace
    174.  
      stopltid
    175.  
      tldd
    176.  
      tldcd
    177.  
      tpautoconf
    178.  
      tpclean
    179.  
      tpconfig
    180.  
      tpext
    181.  
      tpreq
    182.  
      tpunmount
    183.  
      verifytrace
    184.  
      vltadm
    185.  
      vltcontainers
    186.  
      vlteject
    187.  
      vltinject
    188.  
      vltoffsitemedia
    189.  
      vltopmenu
    190.  
      vltrun
    191.  
      vmadd
    192.  
      vmchange
    193.  
      vmcheckxxx
    194.  
      vmd
    195.  
      vmdelete
    196.  
      vmoprcmd
    197.  
      vmphyinv
    198.  
      vmpool
    199.  
      vmquery
    200.  
      vmrule
    201.  
      vmupdate
    202.  
      vnetd
    203.  
      vssat
    204.  
      vwcp_manage
    205.  
      vxlogcfg
    206.  
      vxlogmgr
    207.  
      vxlogview
    208.  
      W2KOption
  3.  
    Index

Name

nbpemreq — run NetBackup Policy Execution Manager (PEM) Requisition to schedule the jobs that are due and capture PEM information

SYNOPSIS

nbpemreq -due -date mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss [-unixtime] [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -due -dateu unixtime [-unixtime] [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -jobs [screen] [-depth value] [all | job_id...]

nbpemreq -M servername...

nbpemreq -persisted [screen] [-depth value]

nbpemreq -policies [screen] [-depth value] [policy...]

nbpemreq -predict -date mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss [-unixtime] [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -predict -dateu unixtime [-unixtime] [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -predict_all -date mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -predict_all -dateu unixtime [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -resume_scheduling

nbpemreq -subsystems [screen] [list | all | subsystem_id...]

nbpemreq -suspend_scheduling

nbpemreq -updatepolicies

 

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

The NetBackup Policy Execution Manager Requisition (nbpemreq) determines which jobs are due in the near future. It also reads in all entered policy updates that are in a pending state. Finally, nbpemreq gathers the pertinent nbpem information that is placed in the nbpem log file and optionally displayed to stdout.

This command can also instruct nbpem to process policy updates immediately.

When the nbpemreq command runs, nbpem is affected, which slows down policy processing. Because the nbpemreq output may change from release to release, Veritas does not recommend using nbpemreq in scripts.

OPERATIONS

-due

Provides data about the clients or policies that are scheduled to run by the time specified. The data that is displayed is based on the current time and a future date. Time is indicated bymm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss or by a UNIX timestamp.

-jobs

Provides nbpem information about the state of current jobs and jobs that have run in the previous 30 minutes. nbpem manages all running jobs and keeps history on each job for 30 minutes after the job completes.

-M servername...

Allows nbpemreq to be executed on one or more master servers. The command is executed on each master sequentially in the order that is listed on the command line. When -M is not specified, the default value is the local host.

-persisted

Provides internal information about the contents of the nbpem persistence database file, which contains information about the jobs that are currently running. If nbpem is interrupted, NetBackup knows which jobs to run when nbpem restarts.

-policies

Provides nbpem internal data about the specified policies that includes static data from the policy definition and dynamic information about job scheduling.

-predict | -predict_all

Helps determine when a policy is to be run. The displayed information is based on the current time and a future date. Time is indicated by mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss or by a UNIX timestamp.

This option also helps determine why a policy has not run. The difference between the options is the output format and the amount of data presented. It shows the backups that are eligible to run, but it does not indicate which jobs are to run at a specific time. It checks for an open window for the backup, but does not reflect any of the exclude dates that might be set for the schedule.

-resume_scheduling

Resumes the nbpemreq the scheduling activity that a -suspend_scheduling option has interrupted.

-subsystems

Provides nbpem internal information about the internal subsystem operations. The amount of information that is presented for each subsystem depends on the specified depth. Each subsystem contains varying layers of information.

-suspend_scheduling

Suspends the nbpemreq scheduling activity. You can use this option to suspend scheduled backups.

-updatepolicies

Instructs nbpem to reread the existing policy configuration. Normally, nbpem checks for changes based on the policy update interval that is part of the Global Attributes host properties. The default is 10 minutes. After you run this command, the prompt is simply returned.

OPTIONS

all | job_id...

Lists all jobs or the job that job_id specifies.

-client_filter client...

Filters on the name of a specific client or clients.

depth [ list | all | subsystem_id...]

Specifies the level of detail to be produced for the various output options. Depth is an integer value starting at zero (least amount of output) and goes up (more output). The maximum depth value and the specific content of each depth level varies from output option to output option. The information differs from the information that is presented by using the -subsystems option.

-depth value

Displays all 36 subsystems, or the specified subsystems. Separate the subsystems with spaces, not commas. For example:

# nbpemreq depth 3 8 12
-policy_filter policy...

Filters on the name of a specific policy or policies.

screen

Sends the output to stdout. Command output is always directed to the log files even if the screen option is not used. A maximum of 1 MB of data can be written to stdout.

-unixtime

Specifies the number of seconds elapsed since midnight Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of January 1, 1970, not counting leap seconds.

SEE ALSO

See nbpem.