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

nbpemreq — run NetBackup Policy Execution Manager (PEM) Requisition to schedule the jobs that are due and capture PEM information

SYNOPSIS

nbpemreq -due -date mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss [-unixtime] [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -due -dateu unixtime [-unixtime] [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -jobs [screen] [-depth value] [all | job_id...]

nbpemreq -M servername...

nbpemreq -persisted [screen] [-depth value]

nbpemreq -policies [screen] [-depth value] [policy...]

nbpemreq -predict -date mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss [-unixtime] [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -predict -dateu unixtime [-unixtime] [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -predict_all -date mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -predict_all -dateu unixtime [-legacy] [-client_filter client...] [-policy_filter policy...]

nbpemreq -resume_scheduling

nbpemreq -subsystems [screen] [list | all | subsystem_id...]

nbpemreq -suspend_scheduling

nbpemreq -updatepolicies

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 NetBackup Policy Execution Manager Requisition (nbpemreq) determines which jobs are due in the near future. It also reads in all entered policy updates that are in a pending state. Finally, nbpemreq gathers the pertinent nbpem information that is placed in the nbpem log file and optionally displayed to stdout.

This command can also instruct nbpem to process policy updates immediately.

When the nbpemreq command runs, nbpem is affected, which slows down policy processing. Because the nbpemreq output may change from release to release, Veritas does not recommend using nbpemreq in scripts.

OPERATIONS

-due

Provides data about the clients or policies that are scheduled to run by the time specified. The data that is displayed is based on the current time and a future date. Time is indicated bymm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss or by a UNIX timestamp.

-jobs

Provides nbpem information about the state of current jobs and jobs that have run in the previous 30 minutes. nbpem manages all running jobs and keeps history on each job for 30 minutes after the job completes.

-M servername...

Allows nbpemreq to be executed on one or more master servers. The command is executed on each master sequentially in the order that is listed on the command line. When -M is not specified, the default value is the local host.

-persisted

Provides internal information about the contents of the nbpem persistence database file, which contains information about the jobs that are currently running. If nbpem is interrupted, NetBackup knows which jobs to run when nbpem restarts.

-policies

Provides nbpem internal data about the specified policies that includes static data from the policy definition and dynamic information about job scheduling.

-predict | -predict_all

Helps determine when a policy is to be run. The displayed information is based on the current time and a future date. Time is indicated by mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss or by a UNIX timestamp.

This option also helps determine why a policy has not run. The difference between the options is the output format and the amount of data presented. It shows the backups that are eligible to run, but it does not indicate which jobs are to run at a specific time. It checks for an open window for the backup, but does not reflect any of the exclude dates that might be set for the schedule.

-resume_scheduling

Resumes the nbpemreq the scheduling activity that a -suspend_scheduling option has interrupted.

-subsystems

Provides nbpem internal information about the internal subsystem operations. The amount of information that is presented for each subsystem depends on the specified depth. Each subsystem contains varying layers of information.

-suspend_scheduling

Suspends the nbpemreq scheduling activity. You can use this option to suspend scheduled backups.

-updatepolicies

Instructs nbpem to reread the existing policy configuration. Normally, nbpem checks for changes based on the policy update interval that is part of the Global Attributes host properties. The default is 10 minutes. After you run this command, the prompt is simply returned.

OPTIONS

all | job_id...

Lists all jobs or the job that job_id specifies.

-client_filter client...

Filters on the name of a specific client or clients.

depth [ list | all | subsystem_id...]

Specifies the level of detail to be produced for the various output options. Depth is an integer value starting at zero (least amount of output) and goes up (more output). The maximum depth value and the specific content of each depth level varies from output option to output option. The information differs from the information that is presented by using the -subsystems option.

-depth value

Displays all 36 subsystems, or the specified subsystems. Separate the subsystems with spaces, not commas. For example:

# nbpemreq depth 3 8 12
-policy_filter policy...

Filters on the name of a specific policy or policies.

screen

Sends the output to stdout. Command output is always directed to the log files even if the screen option is not used. A maximum of 1 MB of data can be written to stdout.

-unixtime

Specifies the number of seconds elapsed since midnight Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of January 1, 1970, not counting leap seconds.

SEE ALSO

See nbpem.