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

bpbackup — back up files to the NetBackup server

SYNOPSIS

bpbackup -f listfile | filenames [-p policy] [-s schedule] [-S master_server...] [-t policy_type] [-L progress_log [-en]] [-w [hh:mm:ss]] [-k "keyword_phrase"]

bpbackup -i [-p policy] [-h hostname [-instance instance_name [-database database_name]]] [-s schedule] [-S master_server...] [-t policy_type] [-L progress_log [-en]] [-w [hh:mm:ss]] [-k "keyword_phrase"]

bpbackup -dssu DSSUname [-S master_server]

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

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

DESCRIPTION

The bpbackup command can start a backup process on clients and master servers. When you use an Oracle policy, bpbackup lets you back up an instance. When you use a SQL Server policy, bpbackup lets you back up an instance or a database in an instance.

On clients:

The -f option of bpbackup starts a user backup equivalent to what is performed by using the interface on the client. This type of backup can be started from any NetBackup client to back up files from that client.

bpbackup processes the files that you list on the command line or in the file that you specify with the -f listfile option. A file path can be a file name or a directory name. If the named files include a directory, bpbackup backs up all files and subdirectories of that directory; it starts at the directory itself.

Note:

In addition to listing individual files or directories, bpbackup can also use directives to indicate the files to be backed up. For example: bpbackup "/Shadow Copy Components/" or bpbackup "/System State/". Clients can enter the directive in the listfile using the bpbackup -f listfile option.

On master servers:

The -i option of bpbackup starts an immediate manual backup of a client. The bpbackup option is available only to the administrator on the master server. It is equivalent to when you start a manual backup from the NetBackup Administration Console. Use the -h option to specify the host.

Because progress logs are written only on clients and this form of bpbackup is run from the master server only, the -L option is undefined.

The following restrictions apply to this command:

  • You must be the owner of the file or an administrator to back up a file with bpbackup.

  • You can back up files and the directories that other users own if you have the necessary permissions.

  • On UNIX systems: If you specify a file that is a link, bpbackup backs up only the link itself, not the file to which it links.

  • bpbackup does not back up the "." or ".." directory entries.

By default, you return to the system prompt after bpbackup is successfully submitted. The command works in the background and does not return completion status directly to you. The -w option lets you change this behavior so the command works in the foreground. It returns completion status after a specified time period.

If you create the file before you run the bpbackup command and then specify the file with the -L progress_log option, the following occurs: bpbackup writes informative and error messages to a progress-log file. If bpbackup cannot back up the requested files or directories, use the progress log to determine the reason for the failure.

Note:

The - L option is not supported for NDMP clients.

If you create the following directory with public-write access, bpbackup creates a debug log file in the directory that you can use for troubleshooting:

On Windows systems: install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpbackup\
On UNIX systems: usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbackup/

NetBackup sends mail on the backup completion status when the backup process is complete to mail_address when users specify the following:

  • A nonroot user specifies USEMAIL = mail_address in the $HOME/bp.conf file

  • A root user specifies USEMAIL = mail_address in the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file

OPTIONS

-dssu DSSUname

NetBackup immediately runs the schedule that is associated with the disk staging storage unit. The -i option is the implied behavior and is not necessary.

-f listfile

Specifies a file (listfile) that contains a list of files to back up. You can use this option instead of the filenames option, but you cannot use it with the -i option. List each file on a separate line.

The format that is required for the file list depends on whether the files have spaces, newlines, or returns in the names.

To back up the files that do not have spaces, newlines, or returns in the names, use the following format:

filepath
			

Where filepath is the path to the file you want to back up.

On UNIX systems, examples are /home, /etc, and /var.

On Windows systems, examples are c:\Programs, c:\winnt, and c:\documents\old_memos

To back up the files that have spaces, newlines, or returns in the names, use the following format:

filepathlen filepath
			

Where filepath is the path to the file you want to back up and filepathlen is the number of characters in the file path.

Examples on UNIX systems are the following:

5 /home
4 /etc
4 /var
19 /home/abc/test file

Examples on Windows systems are the following:

11 c:\Programs
8 c:\winnt
22 c:\documents\old memos
filenames

Names one or more files to back up. You can use this option instead of the -f option, but you cannot use it with the -i option. You must list any files that you specify at the end, following all other options.

-h hostname

Names the client host on which to run the backup. If it is not specified, NetBackup runs the backup on all clients in the policy.

-i

Starts an immediate manual backup. This operation is equivalent to starting a manual backup from the NetBackup administrator interface. You must be the administrator on the master server to use the -i option.

-instance instance_name [-database database_name]

Specifies the name of an Oracle or SQL Server instance that you want to back up. The policy type (-t) must be set to 4 (Oracle) or 15 (SQL Server). You must use this option with the -h option, and you must be the administrator on the master server.

[-database database_name] specifies the name of a SQL Server database in an instance that you want to back up.

-k keyword_phrase

Specifies a keyword phrase that NetBackup associates with the image that this backup operation creates. You then can restore the image by specifying the keyword phrase with the -k option on the bprestore command.

If you use the -i option with -k, NetBackup establishes an association between the keyword phrase and the backup policy and image.

The keyword phrase is a textual description of the backup that is a maximum of 128 characters in length.

On UNIX systems, all printable characters are permitted including space (" ") and period ("."). Enclose the phrase in double quotes ("...") or single quotes ( '...') to avoid conflict with the UNIX shell.

On Windows systems, all printable characters are permitted including space (" ") and period ("."). Enclose the phrase in double quotes ("...") or single quotes ( '...').

The default keyword phrase is the null (empty) string.

-L progress_log [-en]

Specifies the name of a file in which to write progress information. NetBackup creates the file if it does not exist.

On Windows systems, for example: NetBackup\logs\user_ops\proglog

On UNIX systems, for example: netbackup/logs/user_ops/proglog

The default is not to use a progress log.

The - L option is not supported for NDMP clients.

Include the -en option to generate a progress log that is in English. The name of the log contains the string _en. This option is useful to support personnel in a distributed environment where different locales may create logs of various languages.

Only default paths are allowed for this option and Veritas recommends to use the default paths. If you cannot use the NetBackup default path in your setup, you should add custom paths to the NetBackup configuration.

For more information on how to add a custom path, see the "BPCD_WHITELIST_PATH option for NetBackup servers and clients" topic in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.

-p policy

Names the policy to use for the backup.

If this option is not specified, NetBackup uses the first policy it finds that includes the client and a user backup schedule.

This option is required for an immediate-manual backup (-i option).

-s schedule

Names the schedule to use for the backup. If it is not specified, the NetBackup server uses the first user backup schedule it finds for the client in the policy currently in use.

See the -p option.

-S master_server [,master_server,...]

On UNIX systems, -S specifies the name(s) of the NetBackup master server(s). The default is the first SERVER entry that is found in the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file.

On Windows systems, -S specifies the name(s) of the NetBackup master server(s). The default is the server designated as current on the Servers tab of the Specify NetBackup Machines dialog box. To display this dialog box, start the Backup, Archive, and Restore user interface on the client. Then click Specify NetBackup Machines on the File menu.

-t policy_type

Specifies one of the following numbers that correspond to the policy type. The default for Windows clients is 13, and the default for all others is 0:

0 = Standard

4 = Oracle

6 = Informix-On-BAR

7 = Sybase

8 = MS-SharePoint

13 = MS-Windows

15 = MS-SQL-Server

16 = MS-Exchange-Server

19 = NDMP

Note that the following policy types apply only to the NetBackup Enterprise Server.

11 = DataTools-SQL-BackTrack

17 = SAP

18 = DB2

20 = FlashBackup

21 = Split-Mirror

39 = Enterprise-Vault

44 = BigData

-w [hh:mm:ss]

Causes NetBackup to wait for a completion status from the server before it returns you to the system prompt.

You can optionally specify a wait time in hours, minutes, and seconds. The maximum wait time you can specify is 23:59:59. If the wait time expires before the backup is complete, the command exits with a timeout status. The backup, however, still completes on the server.

The bpbackup -w option causes the shell to wait for a return code. The operating system shell can only return one return code. Therefore, if you use -w without specifying a wait time or you specify a value of 0, NetBackup waits indefinitely for the completion status.

You can start a manual or an administrative backup using bpbackup -i along with the -w function. This type of backup has the potential to start multiple jobs because it is based on policy attributes. If the manual backup starts multiple jobs, the -w function still only returns one return code to the shell.

If you use -i with -w and more than one job begins, NetBackup waits until all jobs complete before it returns a completion status. However, because NetBackup only returns one status code to the shell, the job ID that the status code belongs to is unknown.

If multiple jobs are due to multiple clients and Allow Multiple Data Streams is not selected, use -h to restrict the operation to one client. However, if Allow Multiple Data Streams is selected in the policy and the selected client has multiple jobs, the returned status code is again unknown.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 - Perform a user backup of a single file.

On UNIX systems: # bpbackup /usr/user1/file1

On Windows systems: # bpbackup c:\users\user1\file1

Example 2 - Start a user backup of the files that are listed in a file that is named backup_list.

# bpbackup -f backup_list

Example 3 - Start an immediate-manual backup (all on one line) of the client host named diablo in the policy named cis_co. The policy type is Standard policy and is in the configuration on the master server named hoss.

UNIX: # bpbackup -p cis_co -i -h diablo -S hoss -t 0

Windows: # bpbackup -p cis_co -i -h diablo -S hoss -t 0

Example 4 - On Windows systems: Associate the keyword phrase "Backup My Home Directory 01/01/01" to the user backup of the directory C:\home\kwc. (Enter the command on one line.)

# bpbackup -k "Backup My Home Directory 01/01/01" 
-L c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\logs\user_ops\bkup.log \
C:\home\kwc

On UNIX systems: The following command associates the keyword phrase "Backup Home Dir 01/01/01" to the user backup of the directory /home/kwc. (Enter the command on one line or use the backslash continuation character.)

# bpbackup -k "Backup Home Dir 01/01/01" 
-L /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/bkup.log  \
 /home/kwc

Example 5 - Associate the keyword phrase "Policy Win 01/01/01" to the immediate-manual backup of the client host named slater in the policy named win_nt_policy. (Enter the command all on one line.)

UNIX:

# bpbackup -k "Policy Win 01/01/01" -i -h slater \
-p win_nt_policy -t 13

Windows:

# bpbackup -k "Policy Win 01/01/01" -i -h slater 
-p win_nt_policy -t 13

Example 6 - Perform a manual backup of the Oracle instance orac11g on client host hookvm2 by using the ora policy.

# bpbackup -i -p ora -h hookvm2 -t 4 -instance orac11g

Example 7 - Perform a manual backup of the SQL Server database HRDB1 in instance HRon client host winvm2 by using the sql policy.

# bpbackup -i -p sql -h winvm2 -t 15 -instance HR -database HRDB1

FILES

UNIX systems: $HOME/bp.conf

/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbackup/log.mmddyy

Windows systems: install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpbackup\*.log

SEE ALSO

See bp.

See bparchive.

See bplist.

See bprestore.