NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.1)
  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.  
      bpcleanrestore
    22.  
      bpclient
    23.  
      bpclimagelist
    24.  
      bpclntcmd
    25.  
      bpclusterutil
    26.  
      bpcompatd
    27.  
      bpconfig
    28.  
      bpdbjobs
    29.  
      bpdbm
    30.  
      bpdgclone
    31.  
      bpdown
    32.  
      bpduplicate
    33.  
      bperror
    34.  
      bpexpdate
    35.  
      bpfis
    36.  
      bpflist
    37.  
      bpgetconfig
    38.  
      bpgetdebuglog
    39.  
      bpimage
    40.  
      bpimagelist
    41.  
      bpimmedia
    42.  
      bpimport
    43.  
      bpinst
    44.  
      bpkeyfile
    45.  
      bpkeyutil
    46.  
      bplabel
    47.  
      bplist
    48.  
      bpmedia
    49.  
      bpmedialist
    50.  
      bpminlicense
    51.  
      bpnbat
    52.  
      bpnbaz
    53.  
      bppficorr
    54.  
      bpplcatdrinfo
    55.  
      bpplclients
    56.  
      bppldelete
    57.  
      bpplinclude
    58.  
      bpplinfo
    59.  
      bppllist
    60.  
      bpplsched
    61.  
      bpplschedrep
    62.  
      bpplschedwin
    63.  
      bppolicynew
    64.  
      bpps
    65.  
      bprd
    66.  
      bprecover
    67.  
      bprestore
    68.  
      bpretlevel
    69.  
      bpschedule
    70.  
      bpschedulerep
    71.  
      bpsetconfig
    72.  
      bpstsinfo
    73.  
      bpstuadd
    74.  
      bpstudel
    75.  
      bpstulist
    76.  
      bpsturep
    77.  
      bptestbpcd
    78.  
      bptestnetconn
    79.  
      bptpcinfo
    80.  
      bpup
    81.  
      bpverify
    82.  
      cat_convert
    83.  
      cat_export
    84.  
      cat_import
    85.  
      configureCerts
    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.  
      mklogdir
    101.  
      msdpcldutil
    102.  
      nbauditreport
    103.  
      nbcallhomeproxyconfig
    104.  
      nbcatsync
    105.  
      NBCC
    106.  
      NBCCR
    107.  
      nbcertcmd
    108.  
      nbcertupdater
    109.  
      nbcldutil
    110.  
      nbcloudrestore
    111.  
      nbcomponentupdate
    112.  
      nbcplogs
    113.  
      nbcredkeyutil
    114.  
      nbdb_admin
    115.  
      nbdb_backup
    116.  
      nbdb_move
    117.  
      nbdb_ping
    118.  
      nbdb_restore
    119.  
      nbdb_unload
    120.  
      nbdb2adutl
    121.  
      nbdbms_start_server
    122.  
      nbdbms_start_stop
    123.  
      nbdc
    124.  
      nbdecommission
    125.  
      nbdelete
    126.  
      nbdeployutil
    127.  
      nbdevconfig
    128.  
      nbdevquery
    129.  
      nbdiscover
    130.  
      nbdna
    131.  
      nbemm
    132.  
      nbemmcmd
    133.  
      nbfindfile
    134.  
      nbfirescan
    135.  
      nbfp
    136.  
      nbftadm
    137.  
      nbftconfig
    138.  
      nbgetconfig
    139.  
      nbhba
    140.  
      nbholdutil
    141.  
      nbhostidentity
    142.  
      nbhostmgmt
    143.  
      nbhypervtool
    144.  
      nbidpcmd
    145.  
      nbimageshare
    146.  
      nbinstallcmd
    147.  
      nbjm
    148.  
      nbkmiputil
    149.  
      nbkmscmd
    150.  
      nbkmsutil
    151.  
      nboraadm
    152.  
      nborair
    153.  
      nbpem
    154.  
      nbpemreq
    155.  
      nbmlb
    156.  
      nbperfchk
    157.  
      nbplupgrade
    158.  
      nbrb
    159.  
      nbrbutil
    160.  
      nbreplicate
    161.  
      nbrepo
    162.  
      nbrestorevm
    163.  
      nbseccmd
    164.  
      nbserviceusercmd
    165.  
      nbsetconfig
    166.  
      nbsmartdiag
    167.  
      nbsnapimport
    168.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    169.  
      nbsqladm
    170.  
      nbstl
    171.  
      nbstlutil
    172.  
      nbstop
    173.  
      nbsu
    174.  
      nbsvrgrp
    175.  
      netbackup_deployment_insights
    176.  
      resilient_clients
    177.  
      restoretrace
    178.  
      stopltid
    179.  
      tldd
    180.  
      tldcd
    181.  
      tpautoconf
    182.  
      tpclean
    183.  
      tpconfig
    184.  
      tpext
    185.  
      tpreq
    186.  
      tpunmount
    187.  
      verifytrace
    188.  
      vltadm
    189.  
      vltcontainers
    190.  
      vlteject
    191.  
      vltinject
    192.  
      vltoffsitemedia
    193.  
      vltopmenu
    194.  
      vltrun
    195.  
      vmadd
    196.  
      vmchange
    197.  
      vmcheckxxx
    198.  
      vmd
    199.  
      vmdelete
    200.  
      vmoprcmd
    201.  
      vmphyinv
    202.  
      vmpool
    203.  
      vmquery
    204.  
      vmrule
    205.  
      vmupdate
    206.  
      vnetd
    207.  
      vssat
    208.  
      vwcp_manage
    209.  
      vxlogcfg
    210.  
      vxlogmgr
    211.  
      vxlogview
    212.  
      W2KOption
  3.  
    Index

Name

msdpcldutil — the immutable cloud storage utility

SYNOPSIS

msdpcldutil create --bucket bucket_name --volume volume_name --mode retention_mode --min min_time --max max_time --live live_untildate [--storageclass storage_class] [--bypass_bucket_policy] [--userid user_id]

msdpcldutil list [--bucket bucket_name | --filter bucket_name_filter] [--volume volume_name]

msdpcldutil update mode --bucket bucket_name --volume volume_name --mode COMPLIANCE [--inherit enable|disable] --live live_untildate

msdpcldutil update range --bucket bucket_name --volume volume_name --min min_time --max max_time

msdpcldutil update live --bucket bucket_name --volume volume_name --live live_untildate

msdpcldutil platform list

msdpcldutil --help

msdpcldutil create --help

msdpcldutil list --help

msdpcldutil update mode --help

msdpcldutil update range --help

msdpcldutil update live --help

msdpcldutil --version

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

DESCRIPTION

Use the msdpcldutil command to create, update, and list cloud immutable volume for AWS S3 storage, S3-compatible cloud storage, and Azure blob storage.

This utility is only supported on Red Hat Linux.

Set the following environment variables before you use msdpcldutil for AWS S3 immutable storage:

export MSDPC_ACCESS_KEY=your_access_key_id
export MSDPC_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
export MSDPC_REGION=your_region
export MSDPC_PROVIDER=amazon

MSDPC_ACCESS_KEY is the AWS access key associated with an IAM user. MSDPC_SECRET_KEY is the secret key associated with the access key. MSDPC_REGION is the AWS region where the bucket is created or accessed.

Set the following environment variables before you use msdpcldutil for S3-compatible cloud storage:

export MSDPC_ACCESS_KEY=your_access_key_id
export MSDPC_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key
export MSDPC_REGION=your_region
export MSDPC_PROVIDER=s3-compatible
export MSDPC_ENDPOINT=your_s3_endpoint_url

Set the following environment variables before you use msdpcldutil for Azure blob immutable storage:

export MSDPC_ACCESS_KEY=your_storage_account
export MSDPC_SECRET_KEY=your_access_key
export MSDPC_REGION=your_region
export MSDPC_PROVIDER=azure
export MSDPC_ENDPOINT=https://your_storage_account.blob.core.windows.net/

OPTIONS

--bucket bucket_name, -b bucket_name

The bucket name in AWS S3 and S3 compatible storage or the container name in Azure blob.

--bypass_bucket_policy

Use this option to bypass the use of a bucket policy. The option is available only for AWS S3 immutable storage.

--debug

Provides a more detailed log for debugging.

--inherit enable|disable, -i enable|disable

When you switch retention mode from GOVERNANCE mode to COMPLIANCE mode, use the inherit option to specify retention time behavior. You can either inherit the retention time from the GOVERNANCE mode or overwrite it with the new retention time for the COMPLIANCE mode. If you want to inherit the retention time, specify enable. If you want to overwrite the retention time, specify disable.

--live live_utildate, -l live_utildate

The cloud immutable volume live duration. This value is set as YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss timezone . For a value of noon on August 18, 2025 in UTC, use 2025-08-18 12:00:00 UTC.

--max max_duration, -M max_duration

The maximum object locking duration: number plus D or Y. The value of 12Y means 12 years.

--min min_duration, -N min_duration

The minimum object locking duration: number plus D or Y. The value of 12D means 12 days.

--mode retention_mode, -m retention_mode

The retention mode for the immutable cloud storage. The option has two possible values:

  • COMPLIANCE mode:

    Users cannot overwrite or delete the data that is protected using the compliance mode for the defined retention period. Once you set a retention period for the data storage, you can extend it but cannot shorten it.

  • GOVERNANCE mode:

    Users require special permissions to disable the retention lock and then delete the image. Only the cloud administrator user can disable the retention lock and then the delete the image if required. You can use the governance mode to test the retention period behavior before you use compliance mode.

--storageclass storage_class, -s storage_class

Amazon S3 storage class, such as STANDARD_IA or GLACIER_IR. The default is STANDARD.

--userid user_id, -u user_id

The AWS user ID in aws sts get-caller-identity. The default is null. This option is only available for AWS S3 immutable storage.

--volume volume_name, -v volume_name

The volume name is the directory name under the S3 bucket or the Azure blob container.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Create a cloud immutable volume.

/usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/msdpcldutil create -b bucketname -v volumename --mode GOVERNANCE --min 1D --max 30D --live 2021-12-31

Example 2: Update the cloud immutable volume mode.

/usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/msdpcldutil update mode -b bucketname -v volumename --mode COMPLIANCE --live 2021-12-31 --inherit enable

Example 3: Update the cloud immutable volume minimum and maximum retention periods.

/usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/msdpcldutil update range -b bucketname -v volumename --min 1D --max 90D

Example 4: Update the cloud immutable volume live duration.

/usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/msdpcldutil update live -b bucketname -v volumename -l 2022-01-31