NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.3.0.1, 10.3)
  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.  
      backupdbtrace
    3.  
      backuptrace
    4.  
      bmrc
    5.  
      bmrconfig
    6.  
      bmrepadm
    7.  
      bmrprep
    8.  
      bmrs
    9.  
      bmrsrtadm
    10.  
      bp
    11.  
      bparchive
    12.  
      bpbackup
    13.  
      bpbackupdb
    14.  
      bpcatarc
    15.  
      bpcatlist
    16.  
      bpcatres
    17.  
      bpcatrm
    18.  
      bpcd
    19.  
      bpchangeprimary
    20.  
      bpcleanrestore
    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.  
      bpup
    79.  
      bpverify
    80.  
      cat_convert
    81.  
      cat_export
    82.  
      cat_import
    83.  
      configureCerts
    84.  
      configureMQ
    85.  
      configureWebServerCerts
    86.  
      create_nbdb
    87.  
      csconfig cldinstance
    88.  
      csconfig cldprovider
    89.  
      csconfig meter
    90.  
      csconfig reinitialize
    91.  
      csconfig throttle
    92.  
      duplicatetrace
    93.  
      importtrace
    94.  
      jbpSA
    95.  
      jnbSA
    96.  
      ltid
    97.  
      mklogdir
    98.  
      msdpcldutil
    99.  
      nbauditreport
    100.  
      nbcallhomeproxyconfig
    101.  
      nbcatsync
    102.  
      NBCC
    103.  
      NBCCR
    104.  
      nbcertcmd
    105.  
      nbcertupdater
    106.  
      nbcldutil
    107.  
      nbcmdrun
    108.  
      nbcomponentupdate
    109.  
      nbcplogs
    110.  
      nbcredkeyutil
    111.  
      nbdb_admin
    112.  
      nbdb_backup
    113.  
      nbdb_move
    114.  
      nbdb_ping
    115.  
      nbdb_restore
    116.  
      nbdb_unload
    117.  
      nbdb2adutl
    118.  
      nbdbms_start_server
    119.  
      nbdbms_start_stop
    120.  
      nbdc
    121.  
      nbdecommission
    122.  
      nbdelete
    123.  
      nbdeployutil
    124.  
      nbdevconfig
    125.  
      nbdevquery
    126.  
      nbdiscover
    127.  
      nbdna
    128.  
      nbemm
    129.  
      nbemmcmd
    130.  
      nbfindfile
    131.  
      nbfirescan
    132.  
      nbfp
    133.  
      nbftadm
    134.  
      nbftconfig
    135.  
      nbgetconfig
    136.  
      nbhba
    137.  
      nbholdutil
    138.  
      nbhostidentity
    139.  
      nbhostmgmt
    140.  
      nbhypervtool
    141.  
      nbidpcmd
    142.  
      nbimageshare
    143.  
      nbinstallcmd
    144.  
      nbjm
    145.  
      nbkmiputil
    146.  
      nbkmscmd
    147.  
      nbkmsutil
    148.  
      nboraadm
    149.  
      nborair
    150.  
      nbpem
    151.  
      nbpemreq
    152.  
      nbmariadb
    153.  
      nbmlb
    154.  
      nbperfchk
    155.  
      nbplupgrade
    156.  
      nbrb
    157.  
      nbrbutil
    158.  
      nbreplicate
    159.  
      nbrepo
    160.  
      nbrestorevm
    161.  
      nbseccmd
    162.  
      nbserviceusercmd
    163.  
      nbsetconfig
    164.  
      nbshvault
    165.  
      nbsmartdiag
    166.  
      nbsnapimport
    167.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    168.  
      nbsqladm
    169.  
      nbsqlite
    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

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.