How to convert the ctime of directory names and backup IDs to human readable format

Description

Backup image names and directory names in the NetBackup images directory are written in ctime (change timestamp), also known as a Unix timestamp.

On UNIX/Linux machines: /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/<client_name>
On Windows machines: install_path\NetBackup\db\images\<client_name>

This time can be converted to a human readable format by using the bpdbm binary on the Primary/Master Server.

On UNIX/Linux machines: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin
On Windows machines: install_path\NetBackup\bin

To convert the ctime to a human readable format, run the following command syntax:

bpdbm -ctime <value>

Examples:

Converting the ctime of a directory in the images directory into a human readable format

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\db\images\client_01>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 14D2-2CF9
Directory of C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\db\images\client_01
12/18/2006  08:36 AM    <DIR>          .
12/18/2006  08:36 AM    <DIR>          ..
12/12/2006  06:11 PM    <DIR>          1165000000
12/19/2006  02:13 PM    <DIR>          1166000000
              0 File(s)              0 bytes
              4 Dir(s)  21,506,062,848 bytes free

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin>bpdbm -ctime 1165000000
1165000000 = Fri Dec 01 13:06:40 2006

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin>bpdbm -ctime 1166000000
1166000000 = Wed Dec 13 02:53:20 2006

Converting the ctime in a backup image ID to human readable format

# cd /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/client_01/1025000000
# ls
weds_test_1025079521_FULL weds_test_1025079521_FULL.f

# bpdbm -ctime 1025079521
1025079521 = Wed Jun 26 09:18:41 2002