NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (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

vlteject — eject media and generate reports for previously run sessions

SYNOPSIS

vlteject

vlteject -eject [-profile profile_name] [-robot robot_name] [-vault vault_name [-sessionid id]] [-auto y|n] [-eject_delay seconds]

vlteject -report [-profile profile_name] [-robot robot_name] [-vault vault_name [-sessionid id]] [-legacy]

vlteject -eject -report [-profile profile_name] [-robot robot_name] [-vault vault_name [-sessionid id]] [-auto y|n] [-eject_delay seconds] [-version] [-legacy]

vlteject -preview [-vault vault_name [-profile profile_name]] [-profile robot_no / vault_name / profile_name] [-robot robot_name][-sessionid id]

 

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

vlteject ejects media and generates the corresponding reports (as configured in the profiles) for vault sessions for which media have not yet been ejected. vlteject can process the pending ejects and reports for all sessions, for a specific robot, for a specific vault, or for a specific profile. To process all pending ejects and reports, do not use the -profile, -robot, or -vault option.

vlteject operates only on sessions for which the session directory still exists. After that directory is cleaned up (removed by NetBackup), vlteject can no longer eject or report for that session.

Whether vlteject can run interactively or not depends on how it is called. Run interactively when you plan to eject more media than that amount that fits in the media access port.

Do not modify your vault configuration while vlteject is running.

vlteject can be run in any of the following ways:

  • Directly from the command line

  • By using the NetBackup policy schedule. The policy must be of type Vault, and the policy's file list must consist of a vlteject command.

  • By using vltopmenu to run an eject operation or a consolidated eject or consolidated report operation

If the following directory exists and has public write access, vlteject writes to its daily debug log file:

UNIX systems: usr/openv/netbackup/logs/vault

Windows systems: install_path\netbackup\logs\vault

The daily debug log file is log.DDMMYY; the DDMMYY is the current date.

Public-write access is required because not all executable files that write to this file can run as administrator or root user. The host property "Keep vault logs for n days" determines how long the vault session directories are retained.

Any authorized user can run this command.

For more information about NetBackup authorization, refer to the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

OPTIONS

-auto y|n

Specifies automatic (y) or interactive mode (n). In automatic mode (y), vlteject runs without input from the user and does not display output. In interactive mode (default), vlteject runs interactively. It accepts input and displays output.

-eject

Ejects the media for the indicated sessions. -eject is optional if eject was completed and you only want to generate reports.

-eject_delay seconds

The number of seconds to delay before the media is ejected. This option is useful if an operation such as backing up or duplication recently occurred on the affected media. The default is 0. The maximum is 3600 (1 hour).

-legacy

Generates the reports by using the old-style consolidation. Valid only with the -report option.

-preview

Lists the sessions and the media that are ejected for the sessions. Does not eject the media.

-profile robot _no / vault_name / profile_name

Identifies a robot number, vault name, and profile name from which to eject media and generate reports. All three options must be used with -profile. To process all pending ejects and reports, use -profile with profile_name only.

-report

Generates the reports for the indicated sessions. If the corresponding eject process has completed, it generates and distributes any pending reports from the selected sessions. The reports are not generated again if vlteject is run again. If the eject has not completed, the subset of reports that does not depend on completion of eject are generated. These reports are generated again if vlteject -report is run again after eject has completed.

-robot robot_no

Specifies the robot number that identifies the robot which you want to eject media and generate reports. All vaults in the robot should use the same off-site volume group. To process all pending ejects and reports, do not use the -profile, -robot, or -vault option.

-sessionid id

The numeric session ID. If -profile, -robot, or -vault is specified, but -session id is not specified, vlteject operates on all sessions for the specified profile, robot, or vault.

-vault vault_name

The vault for which to eject media and generate reports. To process all pending ejects and reports; do not use the -profile, -robot, or -vault option.

-version

Displays the vlteject version and exit.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 - Eject media and generate reports for all robots that have sessions for which media have not yet been ejected:

# vlteject -eject -report

Example 2 - Eject all media that have not yet been ejected for all sessions for the CustomerDB vault and generate corresponding reports:

# vlteject -vault CustomerDB -eject -report

RETURN VALUES

Vault may exit with a status code greater than 255. Such status codes are called extended exit status codes. For such a case, the exit status that is returned to the system is 252. The actual exit status is written to stderr in the format, EXIT status = exit status

The extended exit status values are documented in the NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide and in the NetBackup Troubleshooting Wizard.

FILES

UNIX systems:

/usr/openv/netbackup/db/vault/vault.xml
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/vault/log.mmddyy
/usr/openv/netbackup/vault/sessions/vlt_name/sidxxx/detail.log
/usr/openv/netbackup/vault/sessions/vlt_name/sidxxx/summary.log
/usr/openv/netbackup/vault/sessions/vlt_name/sidxxx/vlteject_status
/usr/openv/netbackup/vault/sessions/vlteject.mstr
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf

Windows systems:

install_path\NetBackup\db\vault\vault.xml
install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpbrmvlt\mmddyy.log
install_path\NetBackup\logs\vault\mmddyy.log
install_path\NetBackup\vault\sessions\vlt_name\sidxxx\detail.log
install_path\NetBackup\vault\sessions\vlt_name\sidxxx\summary.log
install_path\NetBackup\vault\sessions\vlt_name\sidxxx\vlteject.status
install_path\NetBackup\vault\sessions\vlteject.mstr
install_path\NetBackup\bp.conf

SEE ALSO

See vltopmenu.