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Veritas NetBackup™ Appliance Commands Reference Guide

Last Published: 2021-07-19

Product(s): Appliances (4.1)

Platform: NetBackup Appliance OS

Overview
1. About the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
2. Logging in to the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
  1. Command limitations on appliances that are not configured
3. Using the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu
4. About the NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu command views
Appendix A. Main > Appliance commands
1. Appliance > Primary
2. Appliance > Media
3. Appliance > Management
4. Appliance > Remove
5. Appliance > ShowDedupPassword
6. Appliance > ShowIdentity
7. Appliance > Status
Appendix B. Main > Manage > FibreChannel commands
1. Manage > FibreChannel > Clean
2. Manage > FibreChannel > Configure
3. Manage > FibreChannel > Reset
4. Manage > FibreChannel > Scan
5. Manage > FibreChannel > Show
6. Manage > FibreChannel > Statistics
Appendix C. Main > Manage > HighAvailability commands
1. Manage > HighAvailability > AddNode
2. Manage > HighAvailability > GetAssetTag
3. Manage > HighAvailability > RemoveNode
4. Manage > HighAvailability > Setup
5. Manage > HighAvailability > Status
6. Manage > HighAvailability > Switchover
Appendix D. Main > Manage > Libraries commands
1. Manage > Libraries > Configure
2. Manage > Libraries > Deny
3. Manage > Libraries > Down
4. Manage > Libraries > Inventory
5. Manage > Libraries > List
6. Manage > Libraries > Requests
7. Manage > Libraries > Reset
8. Manage > Libraries > Resubmit
9. Manage > Libraries > Up
Appendix E. Main > Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS commands
1. Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS > ACS_CSI_HOSTPORT
2. Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS > ACS_SEL_SOCKET
3. Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS > ACS_SSI_HOSTNAME
4. Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS > ACS_SSI_INET_PORT
5. Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS > ACS_SSI_SOCKET
6. Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS > ACS_TCP_RPCSERVICE
7. Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS > ACS_UDP_RPCSERVICE
8. Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS > API_BARCODE_RULES
9. Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS > TestACS
10. Manage > Libraries > Advanced > ACS > ViewVMconf
Appendix F. Main > Manage > License commands
1. Manage > License > Add
2. Manage > License > List
3. Manage > License > ListInfo
4. Manage > License > Remove
Appendix G. Main > Manage > MountPoints commands
1. Manage > MountPoints > List
2. Manage > MountPoints > Mount
3. Manage > MountPoints > Unmount
Appendix H. Main > Manage > NetBackup CLI commands
1. Manage > NetBackupCLI > Create
2. Manage > NetBackupCLI > Delete
3. Manage > NetBackupCLI > List
Appendix I. Main > Manage > OpenStorage commands
1. Manage > OpenStorage > Install
2. Manage > OpenStorage > List
3. Manage > OpenStorage > Readme
4. Manage > OpenStorage > Share
5. Manage > OpenStorage > Uninstall
Appendix J. Main > Manage > Software commands
1. Manage > Software > Cancel
2. Manage > Software > Delete
3. Manage > Software > Download
4. Manage > Software > DownloadAnalyzer
5. Manage > Software > DownloadProgress
6. Manage > Software > Firmware
7. Manage > Software > Install
8. Manage > Software > List
9. Manage > Software > Readme
10. Manage > Software > Rollback
11. Manage > Software > Share
12. Manage > Software > UpgradeStatus
13. Manage > Software > VxUpdate
Appendix K. Main > Manage > Storage commands
1. Manage > Storage > Add
2. Manage > Storage > Create
3. Manage > Storage > Delete
4. Manage > Storage > Edit
5. Manage > Storage > Monitor
6. Manage > Storage > Move
7. Manage > Storage > Remove
8. Manage > Storage > Resize
9. Manage > Storage > Scan
10. Manage > Storage > Show
11. Manage > Storage > Erase
Appendix L. Main > Manage > Tapes commands
1. Manage > Tapes > Cleaning
2. Manage > Tapes > Delete
3. Manage > Tapes > Eject
4. Manage > Tapes > Freeze
5. Manage > Tapes > Inventory
6. Manage > Tapes > List
7. Manage > Tapes > ListNetBackupMedia
8. Manage > Tapes > Suspend
9. Manage > Tapes > Unfreeze
10. Manage > Tapes > Unsuspend
Appendix M. Main > Manage > Certificates commands
1. Manage > Certificates > Generate
2. Manage > Certificates > Delete
Appendix N. Main > Monitor commands
1. Monitor > Beacon
2. Monitor > MemoryStatus
3. Monitor > NetBackup
4. Monitor > NetworkStatus
5. Monitor > SDCS
6. Monitor > Top
7. Monitor > Uptime
8. Monitor > Who
9. Monitor > Hardware
Appendix O. Main > Network commands
1. Network > Configure
2. Network > Date
3. Network > DNS
4. Network > Gateway
5. Network > Hostname
6. Network > Hosts
7. Network > IPv4
8. Network > IPv6
9. Network > LinkAggregation
10. Network > NetStat
11. Network > NTPServer
12. Network > Ping
13. Network > SetProperty
14. Network > Show
15. Network > TimeZone
16. Network > TraceRoute
17. Network > Unconfigure
18. Network > VLAN
19. Network > WANOptimization
Appendix P. Main > Network > Security commands (IPsec)
1. Network > Security > Configure
2. Network > Security > Delete
3. Network > Security > Export
4. Network > Security > Import
5. Network > Security > Provision
6. Network > Security > Refresh
7. Network > Security > Show
8. Network > Security > Unconfigure
Appendix Q. Main > Reports commands
1. Reports > Deduplication
2. Reports > Process
Appendix R. Main > Settings commands
1. Settings > Deduplication
2. Settings > FibreTransport
3. Settings > iSCSI > Initiator
4. Settings > iSCSI > Interface
5. Settings > iSCSI > Target
6. Settings > LogForwarding
7. Settings > LifeCycle
8. Settings > NetBackup
9. Settings > NetBackup DNAT
10. Settings > NetBackup NATServers
11. Settings > Password
12. Settings > Share
13. Settings > SNMP polling
14. Settings > Sysctl
15. Settings > SystemLocale
Appendix S. Main > Settings > Alerts commands
1. Settings > Alerts > CallHome
2. Settings > Alerts > Email
3. Settings > Alerts > Hardware
4. Settings > Alerts > SNMP
Appendix T. Main > Settings > Notifications view commands
1. Settings > Notifications > LoginBanner
Appendix U. Main > Settings > Security commands
1. Settings > Security > Authorization
2. Settings > Security > Authentication > AccountStatus
3. Settings > Security > Authentication > ActiveDirectory
4. Main > Settings > Security > Authentication > CIFSShare
5. Settings > Security > Authentication > Kerberos
6. Settings > Security > Authentication > LDAP
7. Settings > Security > Authentication > LocalUser
8. Main > Settings > Security > Certificate
9. Main > Settings > Security > Certificate > CertificateSigningRequest
10. Main > Settings > Security > FIPS
11. Main > Settings > Security > Ports
12. Main > Settings > Security > STIG
13. Main > Settings > Security > SecurityLevel
Appendix V. Main > Support commands
1. Support > Checkpoint
2. Support > Cleanup > CleanMonInvData
3. Support > Cleanup > RemoveShelfEntries
4. Support > Cleanup > ResetDIMMErrors
5. Support > Collect
6. Support > DataCollect
7. Support > Disk
8. Support > Errors
9. Support > FactoryReset
10. Support > FibreTransport
11. Support > InfraServices
12. Support > InstantAccess
13. Support > iostat
14. Support > IPMI
15. Support > KillRemoteCall
16. Support > LogBrowser
17. Support > Logs
18. Support > Maintenance
19. Support > Messages
20. Support > NBDNA
21. Support > nbperfchk
22. Support > NBSU
23. Support > Processes
24. Support > RAID
25. Support > Reboot
26. Support > RecoverStorage
27. Support > Service
28. Support > ServiceAllowed
29. Support > ShelfOrdering
30. Support > Show
31. Support > Shutdown
32. Support > Storage ClearReservations
33. Support > Storage Reset
34. Support > Storage SanityCheck
35. Support > System
36. Support > Test

About the commands under the Manage view

From the appliance management view, Manage, you can perform the following functions:

Administer the Fibre Transport HBA cards.
Manage a high availability (HA) configuration.
Note:
NetBackup Appliance models 5240 and 5250 do not support HA.
Configure and inventory robotic tape libraries.
Add, remove, and list license keys.
Manage software updates.
List and resize Storage Disk Pool Volumes of NetBackup.
Manage the tape media for the appliance.
Manage NetBackupCLI user accounts.
Manage OpenStorage plugins.
Manage remote mount points.

The following table summarizes the commands that are available in the Main > Manage view.

Table: Main > Manage view commands

Commands	Explanation
Certificates	Enter the Certificates view. From this view you can do the following: Generate - Use the Generate command to generate and download a certificate for a vCenter or SCVMM client. See Manage > Certificates > Generate. Delete - Use the Delete command to delete an existing certificate. See Manage > Certificates > Delete. Note: These commands are available only on configured appliances.
FibreChannel	Enter the FibreChannel view to administer the Fibre Transport HBA cards. You can perform the following administrative functions: Clean - Clean stale SCSI information about unresponsive Fibre Channel devices from the system. See Manage > FibreChannel > Clean. Configure - Configure supported FC HBA cards. See Manage > FibreChannel > Configure. Reset - Reset Fibre Channel initiator ports on this appliance. See Manage > FibreChannel > Reset. Scan - Scan the Fibre Channel HBA initiator ports on this appliance. See Manage > FibreChannel > Scan. Show - Show the Fibre Channel cards in this appliance and configuration. See Manage > FibreChannel > Show. Statistics - Display utilization statistics for the Fibre Channel HBA initiator ports on this appliance. See Manage > FibreChannel > Statistics.
HighAvailability	Use these command options to configure or manage a high availability setup. From the HighAvailability view you can do the following: AddNode - Add a new compute node to the high availability setup. See Manage > HighAvailability > AddNode . GetAssetTag - Display the status and the values of the asset tags on the hardware components in a high availability setup. See Manage > HighAvailability > GetAssetTag. RemoveNode - Remove a node from the high availability setup. See Manage > HighAvailability > RemoveNode. Setup - Perform a pre-check and configure the high availability setup. See Manage > HighAvailability > Setup. Status - Display the high availability setup and the status of all related services. See Manage > HighAvailability > Status. Switchover - Switch the services between the two nodes. See Manage > HighAvailability > Switchover. Note: These commands can only be used on appliance model 53xx media servers. Appliance model 52xx primary or media servers cannot be used to run these commands.
Libraries	Enter the NetBackup Library view. From the Libraries view you can configure and inventory robotic tape libraries. You can also perform the following functions: Advanced > ACS - Configure or edit the ACSLS network configuration entries in the `vm.conf` file. Configure - Configure attached libraries for a media server. See Manage > Libraries > Configure . Deny - Deny a pending tape request. See Manage > Libraries > Deny . Down - Take drive offline. See Manage > Libraries > Down . Inventory - Inventory libraries for volumes. See Manage > Libraries > Inventory . List - List the attached libraries and tape drives for a media server. See Manage > Libraries > List . Requests - List any pending tape requests. See Manage > Libraries > Requests . Reset - Reset a drive. See Manage > Libraries > Reset . Resubmit - Resubmit a pending tape request. See Manage > Libraries > Resubmit . Up - Bring a drive online. See Manage > Libraries > Up .
License	Enter the License administration view, where you can add, remove, and list license keys. Add - Add a license key. See Manage > License > Add . List - List the currently installed licenses. See Manage > License > List . ListInfo - List the detailed information of the installed licenses. See Manage > License > ListInfo . Remove - Remove a license key. See Manage > License > Remove.
MountPoints	Enter the MountPoints view. List - List existing mount points on the appliance. See Manage > MountPoints > List. Mount - Mount a remote NFS drive. See Manage > MountPoints > Mount. Unmount - Unmount a mounted NFS drive See Manage > MountPoints > Unmount.
NetBackupCLI	Enter the NetBackupCLI view. Create - Create a NetBackup user account. See Manage > NetBackupCLI > Create. Delete - Delete a NetBackup user account. See Manage > NetBackupCLI > Delete. List - View a list of NetBackup users. See Manage > NetBackupCLI > List. PasswordExpiry - Use to manage the NetBackup command-line password.
OpenStorage	Install - Install an OpenStorage plug-in. See Manage > OpenStorage > Install. List - View list of available or installed OpenStorage plug-ins. See Manage > OpenStorage > List. Share - Share or unshare directory for uploading a plug-in See Manage > OpenStorage > Share. Uninstall - Uninstall the OpenStorage plug-in. See Manage > OpenStorage > Uninstall.
Software	Enter the Software view. From this view you can do the following: Cancel - Cancel the download of a software patch. See Manage > Software > Cancel. Delete - Delete a software update. See Manage > Software > Delete. Download - Download a software update. See Manage > Software > Download. DownloadProgress - View the progress of an online patch download. See Manage > Software > DownloadProgress. Install - Install a release update. See Manage > Software > Install . List - List the available software information. See Manage > Software > List . Readme - View the Readme to obtain the event sequence for installing a release update. See Manage > Software > Readme . Rollback - Roll back the last installed release update. See Manage > Software > Rollback . Share - Share or unshare a directory for uploading a software update. See Manage > Software > Share . UpgradeStatus - View the version of your appliance. See Manage > Software > UpgradeStatus.
Storage	Enter the Storage view. From this view you can do the following: Add - Add new storage expansion unit. See Manage > Storage > Add. Create - Create a share. See Manage > Storage > Create. Delete - Delete a share. See Manage > Storage > Delete. Edit - Edit a share. See Manage > Storage > Edit. Monitor - Monitor storage tasks. See Manage > Storage > Monitor. Move - Move storage partition from one device to another. See Manage > Storage > Move. Remove - Remove a storage expansion unit. See Manage > Storage > Remove. Resize - Resize NetBackup storage partitions. See Manage > Storage > Resize. Scan - Refresh the storage disks and devices information. See Manage > Storage > Scan. Show - View NetBackup storage information. See Manage > Storage > Show .
Tapes	Enter the Tapes view. The Tapes view contains the following commands that enable you administer the media that is configured to your appliance: Cleaning - Designate which tape is the cleaning tape See Manage > Tapes > Cleaning . Delete - Delete media from a NetBackup database See Manage > Tapes > Delete . Eject - Eject media from a tape library See Manage > Tapes > Eject . Freeze - Freeze media in a NetBackup database See Manage > Tapes > Freeze . Inventory - Inventory all of the libraries for the volumes that have been added or removed See Manage > Tapes > Inventory . List - Show a list of the available media See Manage > Tapes > List . ListNetBackupMedia - Show a list of the media that NetBackup uses See Manage > Tapes > ListNetBackupMedia . Suspend - Suspend media in a NetBackup database See Manage > Tapes > Suspend . Unfreeze - Unfreeze the media that has been frozen in a NetBackup database See Manage > Tapes > Unfreeze . Unsuspend - Unsuspend the media that has been suspended in a NetBackup database See Manage > Tapes > Unsuspend .