Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (8.1.1)
  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.  
      bppolicynew
    62.  
      bpps
    63.  
      bprd
    64.  
      bprecover
    65.  
      bprestore
    66.  
      bpretlevel
    67.  
      bpschedule
    68.  
      bpschedulerep
    69.  
      bpsetconfig
    70.  
      bpstsinfo
    71.  
      bpstuadd
    72.  
      bpstudel
    73.  
      bpstulist
    74.  
      bpsturep
    75.  
      bptestbpcd
    76.  
      bptestnetconn
    77.  
      bptpcinfo
    78.  
      bpup
    79.  
      bpverify
    80.  
      cat_convert
    81.  
      cat_export
    82.  
      cat_import
    83.  
      configurePorts
    84.  
      create_nbdb
    85.  
      csconfig cldinstance
    86.  
      csconfig cldprovider
    87.  
      csconfig meter
    88.  
      csconfig throttle
    89.  
      duplicatetrace
    90.  
      importtrace
    91.  
      jbpSA
    92.  
      jnbSA
    93.  
      ltid
    94.  
      manageClientCerts
    95.  
      mklogdir
    96.  
      nbauditreport
    97.  
      nbcatsync
    98.  
      NBCC
    99.  
      NBCCR
    100.  
      nbcertcmd
    101.  
      nbcertupdater
    102.  
      nbcldutil
    103.  
      nbcomponentupdate
    104.  
      nbcplogs
    105.  
      nbdb_admin
    106.  
      nbdb_backup
    107.  
      nbdb_move
    108.  
      nbdb_ping
    109.  
      nbdb_restore
    110.  
      nbdb_unload
    111.  
      nbdbms_start_server
    112.  
      nbdbms_start_stop
    113.  
      nbdc
    114.  
      nbdecommission
    115.  
      nbdelete
    116.  
      nbdeployutil
    117.  
      nbdevconfig
    118.  
      nbdevquery
    119.  
      nbdiscover
    120.  
      nbdna
    121.  
      nbemm
    122.  
      nbemmcmd
    123.  
      nbexecute
    124.  
      nbfindfile
    125.  
      nbfirescan
    126.  
      nbftadm
    127.  
      nbftconfig
    128.  
      nbgetconfig
    129.  
      nbhba
    130.  
      nbholdutil
    131.  
      nbhostidentity
    132.  
      nbhostmgmt
    133.  
      nbhypervtool
    134.  
      nbjm
    135.  
      nbkmsutil
    136.  
      nboraadm
    137.  
      nborair
    138.  
      nbpem
    139.  
      nbpemreq
    140.  
      nbperfchk
    141.  
      nbplupgrade
    142.  
      nbrb
    143.  
      nbrbutil
    144.  
      nbregopsc
    145.  
      nbreplicate
    146.  
      nbrestorevm
    147.  
      nbseccmd
    148.  
      nbsetconfig
    149.  
      nbsnapimport
    150.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    151.  
      nbsqladm
    152.  
      nbstl
    153.  
      nbstlutil
    154.  
      nbstop
    155.  
      nbsu
    156.  
      nbsvrgrp
    157.  
      resilient_clients
    158.  
      restoretrace
    159.  
      stopltid
    160.  
      tl4d
    161.  
      tl8d
    162.  
      tl8cd
    163.  
      tldd
    164.  
      tldcd
    165.  
      tlhd
    166.  
      tlhcd
    167.  
      tlmd
    168.  
      tpautoconf
    169.  
      tpclean
    170.  
      tpconfig
    171.  
      tpext
    172.  
      tpreq
    173.  
      tpunmount
    174.  
      verifytrace
    175.  
      vltadm
    176.  
      vltcontainers
    177.  
      vlteject
    178.  
      vltinject
    179.  
      vltoffsitemedia
    180.  
      vltopmenu
    181.  
      vltrun
    182.  
      vmadd
    183.  
      vmchange
    184.  
      vmcheckxxx
    185.  
      vmd
    186.  
      vmdelete
    187.  
      vmoprcmd
    188.  
      vmphyinv
    189.  
      vmpool
    190.  
      vmquery
    191.  
      vmrule
    192.  
      vmupdate
    193.  
      vnetd
    194.  
      vwcp_manage
    195.  
      vxlogcfg
    196.  
      vxlogmgr
    197.  
      vxlogview
    198.  
      W2KOption

Name

vmquery — query EMM database, or assign and unassign volumes

SYNOPSIS

vmquery [-h EMM_server | volume_database_host, ... -h EMM_server | -h volume_database_host, ... -h volume_database_host] [-vltcid vault_container_id] [-b | -w | -W | l] -a | -m media_id | -v volume_group | -rn robot_number | -rt robot_type | -mt media_type | -p pool_number | -pn pool_name | -res robot_type robot_number robot_control_host robot_coord1 robot_coord2 | -assignbyid media_id media_type pool_number stat asg_time | -deassignbyid media_id pool_number stat

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

Query the EMM database for volume information. The -h, -b, -W, and -w options are not required, but you must choose one and only one of the other (twelve) options.

The -b or -w option can be used with any of the other 11 options, but the -b or -w options cannot be specified together.

Any authorized user can run this command.

For more information about NetBackup authorization, refer to the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

OPTIONS

-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 volumes. If no host is specified, the configured EMM server is used by default.

-b

Specifies the brief output format for volume information. This option can be used with any of the other 11 options.

-w

Specifies the wide output format for volume information. This option includes any additional information that the -b option does not show and can be used with any of the other 11 options.

-a

Shows all volumes.

-m media_id

Queries the volumes by media ID. The media ID is a maximum of 6 ASCII characters.

-v volume_group

Queries the volumes by volume group. A volume group is a logical grouping that identifies a set of volumes that reside at the same physical location.

-rn robot_number

Queries the volumes by robot number. A robot number is a unique, logical identification number for the robot where the volume is located.

-rt robot_type

Queries the volumes by the type of robot where the volume is located.

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.

-mt media_type

Queries the volumes by media type.

Valid media types for NetBackup Enterprise Server follow:

4mm, 8mm, 8mm2, 8mm3, dlt, dlt2, dlt3, dtf, hcart, hcart2, hcart3, qcart, 4mm_clean, 8mm_clean, 8mm2_clean, 8mm3_clean, dlt_clean, dlt2_clean, dlt3_clean, dtf_clean, hcart_clean, hcart2_clean, hcart3_clean.

Valid media types for NetBackup Server follow:

4mm, 8mm, dlt, hcart, qcart, 4mm_clean, 8mm_clean, dlt_clean, hcart_clean.

-p pool_number

Queries the volumes by pool number. Pool number is an index into the volume pool. You can use vmpool -listall to determine the index for a given pool name.

-pn pool_name

Queries the volumes by pool name.

-res robot_type robot_number robot_host rob_slot

Queries the volumes by residence.

robot_host

Specifies the host that controls the robot where the volume is located.

rob_slot

Specifies the slot number in the robot (robot coordinate 1) where the volume resides.

-assignbyid media_id media_type pool_number stat asg_time

Assigns the volume by media ID, pool, and status. This option can only assign non-NetBackup media. Non-NetBackup media include the media that the following use: Veritas Storage Migrator, Veritas Data Lifecycle Manager, or by the users that work outside of the NetBackup policy framework (for example, those using tpreq directly).

The -assignbyid option cannot be used with media of status (stat) 0 (regular NetBackup tapes) or 1 (NetBackup catalog tapes).

stat

Status applies only to volumes that are assigned to NetBackup or Storage Migrator. Possible stat values are:

0 - the volume is assigned to NetBackup regular backups.

1 - Volume is assigned to NetBackup catalog backups.

2 - Volume is assigned to Storage Migrator.

asg_time

This option applies only to volumes that are assigned to NetBackup or Storage Migrator.

Specifies the time when the volume was assigned. It is the number of seconds since 00:00:00 UTC, January 1, 1970. asg_time was originally created by using the time() call.

-deassignbyid media_id pool_number stat

Unassigns the volume by media ID, pool, and status. This option can only deassign non-NetBackup media. Non-NetBackup media includes the media that the following use: Veritas Storage Migrator, Veritas Data Lifecycle Manager, or the users that work outside of the NetBackup policy framework (for example, those using tpreq directly). To deassign NetBackup tapes, use the bpexpdate command.

The -deassignbyid option cannot be used with media of status (stat) 0 (regular NetBackup tapes) or 1 (NetBackup catalog tapes).

-vltcid vault_container_id

Lists the volumes that are stored in the container. The vault_container_id variable can be a string of up to 29 alphanumeric characters.

-W

Specifies the parsable output format for volume information.

The output data lines are space separated fields except in the following conditions:

  • The MediaID field is padded to six characters by adding spaces to the end of the string.

  • The MediaType field is padded to eight characters by adding spaces to the end of the string.

  • The MediaDescription field may contain spaces within the field.

  • For Vault containers, the output includes the length of the container description (DescriptionLength), the container description, and the container ID. The output header line is a space-separated line of column labels.

NOTES

Only limited validation of the option parameters is done.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 - List all volume information, in brief format from the EMM database on the host that is named llama:

# vmquery -h llama -b -a

Example 2 - Assign volume A23456, which is in pool 1 (NetBackup). It sets the status to 0 and the assign time to 12/31/98 15:50:22:

# vmquery -assignbyid A23456 8mm 1 0 915141022

Example 3 - Unassign volume A23456, which is in pool 2 (Storage Migrator), with a status of 0:

# vmquery -deassignbyid A23456 0

SEE ALSO

See vmadd.

See vmchange.

See vmdelete.

See vmpool.