NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.4)
  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.  
      nbepicfile
    131.  
      nbfindfile
    132.  
      nbfirescan
    133.  
      nbfp
    134.  
      nbftadm
    135.  
      nbftconfig
    136.  
      nbgetconfig
    137.  
      nbhba
    138.  
      nbholdutil
    139.  
      nbhostidentity
    140.  
      nbhostmgmt
    141.  
      nbhypervtool
    142.  
      nbidpcmd
    143.  
      nbimageshare
    144.  
      nbinstallcmd
    145.  
      nbjm
    146.  
      nbkmiputil
    147.  
      nbkmscmd
    148.  
      nbkmsutil
    149.  
      nboraadm
    150.  
      nborair
    151.  
      nboracmd
    152.  
      nbpem
    153.  
      nbpemreq
    154.  
      nbmariadb
    155.  
      nbmlb
    156.  
      nbperfchk
    157.  
      nbplupgrade
    158.  
      nbrb
    159.  
      nbrbutil
    160.  
      nbreplicate
    161.  
      nbrepo
    162.  
      nbrestorevm
    163.  
      nbseccmd
    164.  
      nbserviceusercmd
    165.  
      nbsetconfig
    166.  
      nbshvault
    167.  
      nbsmartdiag
    168.  
      nbsnapimport
    169.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    170.  
      nbsqladm
    171.  
      nbsqlite
    172.  
      nbstl
    173.  
      nbstlutil
    174.  
      nbstop
    175.  
      nbsu
    176.  
      nbsvrgrp
    177.  
      netbackup_deployment_insights
    178.  
      resilient_clients
    179.  
      restoretrace
    180.  
      stopltid
    181.  
      tldd
    182.  
      tldcd
    183.  
      tpautoconf
    184.  
      tpclean
    185.  
      tpconfig
    186.  
      tpext
    187.  
      tpreq
    188.  
      tpunmount
    189.  
      verifytrace
    190.  
      vltadm
    191.  
      vltcontainers
    192.  
      vlteject
    193.  
      vltinject
    194.  
      vltoffsitemedia
    195.  
      vltopmenu
    196.  
      vltrun
    197.  
      vmadd
    198.  
      vmchange
    199.  
      vmcheckxxx
    200.  
      vmd
    201.  
      vmdelete
    202.  
      vmoprcmd
    203.  
      vmphyinv
    204.  
      vmpool
    205.  
      vmquery
    206.  
      vmrule
    207.  
      vmupdate
    208.  
      vnetd
    209.  
      vssat
    210.  
      vwcp_manage
    211.  
      vxlogcfg
    212.  
      vxlogmgr
    213.  
      vxlogview
    214.  
      W2KOption

Name

nbholdutil — run the utility that places and removes holds on backup images

SYNOPSIS

nbholdutil -create -holdname hold_name [-reason "string"] -filepath filepath | -backupid backup_ID -primarycopy | -allcopy

nbholdutil -add -holdid hold_id | -holdname hold_name [-reason "string"] -filepath filepath | -backupid backup_ID -primarycopy | -allcopy

nbholdutil -list [-holdid hold_id] | [-holdname hold_name] | [-backupid backup_ID -primarycopy | -allcopy] [-U [-include_extended_info]]

nbholdutil -list -holdname hold_name -U -include_extended_info > bid.txt

nbholdutil -delete -holdid hold_id] | -holdname hold_name [-force] [-reason "string"]

 

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 nbholdutil utility places holds on backup images. The holds provide a mechanism to override existing retention levels. These holds ensure that backup images and associated media are retained until the holds are released.

nbholdutil performs the following operations:

  • -create creates a hold on one or more holds for backup images.

  • -add adds one or more images to an existing hold.

  • -list outputs a list of all holds. This operation also creates the backup ID (BID) file.

  • -delete deletes one or more holds.

Only authorized users can run this command.

This command requires bpnbat -login when multiperson authorization is enabled for the remove image hold operation. A ticket is generated which, when approved, deletes the respective hold. You can only perform this operation with the -holdname option. You cannot use the -holdid option. For NetBackup versions 10.3 or earlier, when multiperson authorization is enabled, you cannot perform this operation with this command. Refer to the documentation for NetBackup status code 9382.

OPTIONS

-allcopy

Includes all copies of the specified backup image.

-backupid backup_ID

Specifies the backup ID of the backup image.

-filepath filepath | -primarycopy | -allcopy

Specifies the file path to the backup image.

-force

Bypasses a prompt to confirm the release of the hold. This option is useful in a script because it allows the release operations to continue without waiting for a response to the prompt.

-holdname hold_name

Specifies a unique name for the hold.

-include_extended_info > bid.txt

Provides more details regarding the images on hold and creates a backup (BID) in which to store the information.

-primarycopy

Includes only the primary copy of the specified backup image.

-reason "string"

Indicates the reason for performing this command action. The reason text string that you enter is captured and appears in the audit report. Enclose the string with double quotes ("...") and the string cannot exceed 512 characters. It cannot begin with a dash character (-) nor contain a single quotation mark (').

-U

Reports in user format which includes additional user information.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 - Create a hold that is called legal_case1. The backup image ID is win81.sky.com_1307425938. The -allcopy option indicates that the hold includes all copies of the selected backup image. If this option is not included, this operation holds only the primary copy of the selected backup image.

# nbholdutil -create -holdname legal_case1 -backupid
win81.sky.com_1307425938 -allcopy