VMware state file cleanup behavior for NetBackup 8.x, 9.x and 10.x

Description

Cleanup of the VMware State files on Linux Master when Accelerator is not in use.

When using NetBackup 9.x and up, when a VMware Backup with BLIB is taken, a copy of the state files are stored on the master server in the following directory:

/usr/openv/netbackup/db/snapshot/vm/

When using NetBackup 8.x, the state files are also stored on the backup host in the following directory:

/usr/openv/netbackup/online_util/fi_cntl/

After the first full backup with BLIB enabled, the following directory is created for the VM. In this case, the VM name is 2003VM1.

 Example: The following directory on the master server contains these files after the VMs first Full backup.

nbmaster1:~ # ls -ltr /usr/openv/netbackup/db/snapshot/vm/2003VM1
total 48
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   461 Jun 27 15:40 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592412.1.0.changeid.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2784 Jun 27 15:40 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592412.1.0.NBU_DATA.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2452 Jun 27 15:40 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592412.1.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21695 Jun 27 15:40 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592412.1.0.VM_ObjInfoXML.xml

 
Example: The same directory after the first Full backup and 4 differential backups.

nbmaster1:~ # ls -ltr /usr/openv/netbackup/db/snapshot/vm/2003VM1
total 240
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   461 Jun 27 15:40 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592412.1.0.changeid.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2784 Jun 27 15:40 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592412.1.0.NBU_DATA.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2452 Jun 27 15:40 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592412.1.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21695 Jun 27 15:40 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592412.1.0.VM_ObjInfoXML.xml
 
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2903 Jun 27 15:43 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592613.1.0.NBU_DATA.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2472 Jun 27 15:43 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592613.1.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   461 Jun 27 15:43 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592613.1.0.changeid.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21695 Jun 27 15:43 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592613.1.0.VM_ObjInfoXML.xml
 
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   461 Jun 27 15:45 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592697.1.0.changeid.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21695 Jun 27 15:45 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592697.1.0.VM_ObjInfoXML.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2472 Jun 27 15:45 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592697.1.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2903 Jun 27 15:45 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592697.1.0.NBU_DATA.xml
 
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   462 Jun 27 15:48 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592901.1.0.changeid.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2472 Jun 27 15:48 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592901.1.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21695 Jun 27 15:48 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592901.1.0.VM_ObjInfoXML.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2903 Jun 27 15:48 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498592901.1.0.NBU_DATA.xml
 
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   462 Jun 27 15:50 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593037.1.0.changeid.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21695 Jun 27 15:50 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593037.1.0.VM_ObjInfoXML.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2904 Jun 27 15:50 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593037.1.0.NBU_DATA.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2472 Jun 27 15:50 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593037.1.0

 
Example: The same directory after the 2^nd Full backup has completed.

nbmaster1:~ # ls -ltr /usr/openv/netbackup/db/snapshot/vm/2003VM1
total 96
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   462 Jun 27 15:50 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593037.1.0.changeid.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21695 Jun 27 15:50 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593037.1.0.VM_ObjInfoXML.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2904 Jun 27 15:50 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593037.1.0.NBU_DATA.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2472 Jun 27 15:50 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593037.1.0
 
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2783 Jun 27 15:52 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593163.1.0.NBU_DATA.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  2470 Jun 27 15:52 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593163.1.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   462 Jun 27 15:52 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593163.1.0.changeid.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21695 Jun 27 15:52 bpfis.fim.2003VM1_1498593163.1.0.VM_ObjInfoXML.xml

Notice that all of the state files are removed except the last differential and a new set of state files for the current/latest Full backup.

 
Activity Monitor Jobs:

If it is necessary to clean up the directory manually, you can remove the files older than the last full backup and the previous Differential that ran before the last Full backup.