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

bpflist — list the backed up and archived files on the NetBackup server

SYNOPSIS

bpflist [-l | -L | -U ] [-v] [-M master_server,...] [-d mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss] [-e mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss] [-ut unixtime] [-bt unixtime] [-st sched_type] [-policy policy_name] [-client client_name] [-keyword keyword_phrase] [-pattern fullpath] [-pt policy_type] [-user name] [-group name] [-raw mode] [-backupid name] [-psep path_separator_character] [-malgo match_algorithm] [-rl recursion_level] [-option option ...]

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 bpflist command shows a list of previously archived or backed up files according to the options that you specify. This command is available only on NetBackup servers and can be run only by authorized users. This command is similar to the bplist command that is available on all NetBackup hosts including clients.

The list can be reported in the following ways:

-l

Generates the report in short mode and is the default condition. This terse listing is useful for the scripts or programs that rework the listing contents into a customized report format. See Example 1.

-L

Generates the report in long mode.

-U

Generates the report in user mode with a text header for each result. The values are comma-separated. See Example 2.

OPTIONS

-backupid name

Specifies a backup ID to use for finding images to list.

-bt unixtime

Sets the start date to the specified UNIX time. the -bt option is an alternative to the - d option.

-client client_name

Specifies a client name to use for finding backups or archives to list. By default, bpflist uses the name of the host that runs the command.

-d mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss -e mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Specifies the start date and end date range for the listing as follows:

  • -d specifies a start date and time for the listing. The output list shows only files from backups or the archives that occurred at or after the specified date and time. The -d default is the previous midnight.

  • -e specifies an end date and time for the listing. The output list shows only files from backups or the archives that occurred at or before the specified date and time. The -e default is the current date and time.

The start date and end date have the same format. The valid range of dates is from 01/01/1970 00:00:00 to 01/19/2038 03:14:07.

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

-group name

Specifies the group that can access and list the files. Only the files accessible by the group can be listed. This option takes effect only if the - malgo option is set to 3.

-keyword "keyword_phrase"

Specifies a keyword phrase for NetBackup to use when it searches for backups or archives from which to list files. The phrase must match the one that was previously associated with the backup or archive by the bpbackup -k command or the bparchive -k command. You can use this option in place of or in combination with the other options to make it easier to select backups and archives.

Use the following meta-characters to help match keywords or parts of keywords in the phrase:

  • * matches any string of characters.

  • ? matches any single character.

  • [ ] matches the sequence of characters that is specified within the brackets.

  • [ - ] matches the range of characters that is separated by the hyphen ("-").

The keyword phrase can be up to 128 characters in length. All printable characters are permitted including a space and a period ("."). The phrase must be enclosed in double quotes ("...") or single quotes ('...' ). The default keyword phrase is the null (empty) string.

-M master_server,...

Specifies a comma-delimited list of host names that represent one or more alternative master servers. Each master server in the list runs the bpflist command. If an error occurs on 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 return. The bpflist command 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 bpflist command. The default is the master server for the system running bpflist.

-malgo match_algorithm

Names the file or directory to list. Any files or directories that you specify must be listed at the end, following all other options. If you do not specify a path, the default is the current working directory. The valid values are as follows:

  • 0 (MA_DEFAULT)

  • 1 (MA_AWBUS)

  • 2 (MA_USE_GMATCH)

  • 3 (MA_WITH_SECURITY)

-option option ...

Specifies a list of space-separated options that affect the operation of the command. Possible values of option are the following:

NONE 
FILESYSTEM_ONLY
GET_ALL_FILES
GET_PRIMARY_COPY_NUM_BLOCKS (Return the number of blocks in the
     primary copy)
IGNORE_CASE 
INCLUDE_BITMAP 
INCLUDE_EDI (Include EDI images)
INCLUDE_EFI (Include EFI system partition images)
INCLUDE_FSMAP
INCLUDE_HIDDEN_IMAGES (Include hidden images)
INCLUDE_RAW_INCR (Include raw incremental images)
INCLUDE_TIR (Include True Image Restore images)
NO_HSHAKE (Continue sending data even if the socket is not ready)
ONE_CONNECT (Run multiple queries on a single connection)
ONE_PASS (Return all files at once)
ONLY_DIRS(Return only directories)
ONLY_ENV_VARS (Return only NDMP environment variables) 
ONLY_FIRST_FRAGMENT
ONLY_INPROGRESS_IMAGES (Return only in progress or unvalidated 
     images)
ONLY_SC_CLIENT_TYPES
ONLY_TIR (Return only TIR images)
ONLY_VM_FILES (Return only virtual machine images)
STR2FILE_ENTRY_FORMAT
-pattern fullpath

Only files matching the specified pattern are listed.

-policy policy_name

Names the policy to search to produce the list. If not specified, all policies are searched.

-psep path_separator_character

Specifies the path separator character.

-pt policy_type

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

Auspex-FastBackup
BigData
DataStore
DataTools-SQL-BackTrack
DB2
Enterprise-Vault
FlashBackup
FlashBackup-Windows
Hyper-V
Informix-On-BAR
LotusNotes
MS-Exchange-Server
MS-SharePoint
MS-SQL-Server
MS-Windows
NDMP
Oracle
PureDisk-Export
SAP
Split-Mirror
Standard
Sybase
Vault
VMware
-raw mode

Specifies the raw partition mode.

-rl recursion_level

Recursively lists the subdirectories that are encountered to the specified depth.

-st schedule_type

Specifies the schedule type for the selection of the backup images for which the primary copy is changed. By default, bpchangeprimary uses any schedule type. Valid values are as follows:

FULL (full backup)

INCR (differential-incremental backup)

CINC (cumulative-incremental backup)

UBAK (user backup)

UARC (user archive)

NOT_ARCHIVE (all backups except user archive)

SCHED (FULL, INCR, CINC, TLOG)

USER (UBAK and UARC)

TLOG (transaction logs)

ANY (any of the previous types)

-user name

Specifies the user that can access and list the files. Only the files accessible by the user can be listed. This option takes effect only if the - malgo option is set to 3.

-ut unixtime

Specifies an alternative to the - d and - e options and sets the start date and end date to the specified UNIX time. Use this option to specify a single backup or archive to list.

-v

Generates the report in verbose mode and displays log messages on the console.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 - On a UNIX system, search for the path /images in backups since unix time 1380000000. The list is in short mode (default condition).

# bpflist -client cl2 -bt 1380000000 -rl 0 -pt Standard -pattern /images

FILES 10 0  0 1383577314 0 cl2 test cl2_1383577314 - *NULL* 1 0 unknown 
   unknown 0 0 *NULL* 1 0 19 50 8 1 0 0 2051 /images/ 16877 root root 0 
   1383334897 1382366087 1383559354
FILES 10 0  0 1383334895 0 cl2 test cl2_1383334895 - *NULL* 1 0 unknown 
   unknown 0 0 *NULL* 1 0 19 50 8 1 0 0 2051 /images/ 16877 root root 0 
   1383331790 1382366087 1383296672
FILES 10 0  0 1383331752 0 cl2 test cl2_1383331752 - *NULL* 1 0 unknown 
   unknown 0 0 *NULL* 355 0 19 50 1708556 1 0 0 2051 /images/ 16877 root 
   root 0 1382647177 1382366087 1383296672

Example 2 - Display the listing in user (-U) mode.

# bpflist -client cl2 -bt 1380000000  -rl 0 -pt Standard -pattern /images -U

Client:            cl2
Policy:            test
Backup ID:         cl2_1383577314
Backed up:         Mon 04 Nov 2013 09:01:54 AM CS (1383577314)
Software Version:  ?
Policy Type:       Standard
Schedule Type:     FULL
Version:           10
Keyword:           ?
Num Files:         1
Files:              
FN=1 L=0 PL=19 DL=50 BK=8 II=1 RS=0 GB=0 DN=2051 P=/images/ D=16877 root 
root 0 1383334897 1382366087 1383559354

Client:            cl2
Policy:            test
Backup ID:         cl2_1383334895
Backed up:         Fri 01 Nov 2013 02:41:35 PM CD (1383334895)
Software Version:  ?
Policy Type:       Standard
Schedule Type:     FULL
Version:           10
Keyword:           ?
Num Files:         1
Files:              
FN=1 L=0 PL=19 DL=50 BK=8 II=1 RS=0 GB=0 DN=2051 P=/images/ D=16877 root 
root 0 1383331790 1382366087 1383296672

SEE ALSO

See bparchive.