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

vltrun — Run a NetBackup Vault session

SYNOPSIS

vltrun -haltdups -vjobs vault_jobid [profile | robot/vault/profile] [-preview] [-verbose | -v] [-version]

 

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

vltrun drives a NetBackup Vault session by issuing a sequence of calls to the vault engine. Optionally, the session can include callouts to user-provided notify scripts.

OPTIONS

profile | robot/vault/profile

Specifies the name of a profile or a nested robot number, vault, and profile in the vault parameter file. If profile is used without robot and vault, the profile must be unique within the vault parameter file. This option is required.

-vjob vault_jobid

Specifies the job ID of an active vault job that is currently duplicated.

-haltdups

Terminates all associated, active vault duplication jobs.

-preview

Generates the preview list of images to be vaulted in a vault session. The results go to the file preview.list in the session directory.

-verbose | -v

Reports verbosely on the session in the vault debug log.

-version

Displays the vltrun version and exit.

USAGE

The vltrun session follows this sequence:

  • Run the vlt_start_notify script.

  • Inventory media.

  • Initialize Media Manager database for the vault media that is returned to the robot.

  • Generate the list of preview images to be vaulted.

  • Duplicate images.

  • Inventory Media Manager database (first time).

  • Assign media for the NetBackup catalog backup.

  • Inventory Media Manager database (second time).

  • Inventory images.

  • Suspend media.

  • Run the vlt_end_notify script.

  • Re-inventory images.

  • Assign slot IDs.

  • Back up the NetBackup catalog.

  • Inventory the Media Manager database (third and final time).

  • Run the vlt_ejectlist_notify script.

  • Generate the eject list.

  • Run the vlt_starteject_notify script.

  • Eject and report.

  • Run the vlt_end_notify script.

vltrun can be run in any of the following ways:

  • Directly from the command line.

  • By NetBackup policy scheduling. In this case, the policy must consist of type Vault, and the policy's file list must consist of a vltrun command.

  • By running the command Start Session for a profile in the Vault interface or vltadm

vltrun uses the option profile|robot/vault/profile to run a vault session. You can use the profile form of the option if there is no other profile with the same name in your vault configuration. In this case, the profile name is sufficient to uniquely identify the configuration information.

If there is more than one profile with the same name, then use the robot/vault/profile form to uniquely identify the configuration.

Do not modify your vault configuration while a vault session is running.

When the session starts, it creates a directory to hold the files that vltrun and the vault engine create during the session.

The vault session uses the following directory:

UNIX systems:

/usr/openv/netbackup/vault/sessions/vault_name/sidxxx

Windows systems:

install_path\NetBackup\vault\sessions\vault_name\sidxxx

The xxx variable is an integer uniquely assigned to this session. For each vault name, session identifiers are sequentially assigned, starting with 1.

If you have configured an email address in your vault properties, then email is sent to this address at the end of the session. The email reports the results. By default, email is sent to root.

vltrun produces an overview of the session, called summary.log, in the session directory.

Control the vault process at several points in the session by installing notify scripts in the directory for NetBackup binaries, /usr/openv/netbackup/bin. Refer to the NetBackup Vault Administrator's Guide for more information on notify scripts.

You can monitor the progress of your vltrun session in the NetBackup Activity Monitor.

The Operation field on the main Activity Monitor window shows the progress of your vault session by using the following statuses:

  • Choosing Images.

  • Duplicating Images.

  • Choosing Media.

  • Catalog Backup.

  • Eject and Report.

  • Done.

If you create the following directory with public-write access, vltrun creates a daily debug log on this directory:

UNIX systems:

usr/openv/netbackup/logs/vault

Windows systems:

install_path\netbackup\logs\vault

The log is called log.DDMMYY (where DDMMYY is the current date). You can then use this file for troubleshooting.

Public-write access is needed because not all executables that write to this file run as administrator or root.

You can adjust the level of logging information that is provided in this log file by adjusting the following: the vault logging level parameter on the Logging page of the master server's properties through Host Properties on the NetBackup Administration Console.

You can terminate active vault duplication jobs by using the vltrun -haltdups command. Initiate a -haltdups script that sends a SIGUSR2 signal to the main vault job (currently at the duplication step). It then automatically propagates the signal to all of the vault duplication instances without waiting for any current duplication job instance to finish. After this step completes, the main vault job proceeds with the remaining steps.

After the SIGUSR2 signal is received, the job details of the following message of the terminated vault duplication job appears: termination requested by administrator (150).

You must have administrator privileges to run this command.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 - Vault the profile my_profile.

# vltrun my_profile

Example 2 - Vault the images for robot 0, vault Financials, and profile Weekly.

# vltrun 0/Financials/Weekly

Example 3 - Terminate an active vault duplication job with the ID of 1.

# vltrun -haltdups -vjob 1

RETURN VALUES

On UNIX systems, vault may exit with a status code greater than 255. For these extended exit status codes, the status that is returned to the system is 252. The actual exit status is written to stderr in the format: EXIT status = exit status.

FILES

UNIX systems:

/usr/openv/netbackup/vault
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpcd/log.mmddyy
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/vault/log.mmddyy
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/vault/vault.xml
/usr/openv/netbackup/vault/sessions/vault_name/sidxxx
/usr/openv/netbackup/vault/sessions/vault_name/sidxxx/summar
y.log
/usr/openv/netbackup/vault/sessions/vault_name/sidxxx/detail
.log

Windows systems:

install_path\NetBackup\vault
install_path\NetBackup\bp.conf
install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpbrmvlt\mmddyy.log
install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpcd\mmddyy.log
install_path\NetBackup\logs\vault\mmddyy.log
install_path\NetBackup\db\vault\vault.xml
install_path\NetBackup\vault\sessions\vault_name\sidxxx
install_path\NetBackup\vault\sessions\vault_name\sidxxx\summ
ary.log
install_path\NetBackup\vault\sessions\vault_name\sidxxx\deta
il.log

SEE ALSO

See vltadm.

See vlteject.

See vltinject.

See vltoffsitemedia.

See vltopmenu.