NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (10.0)
  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.  
      add_media_server_on_clients
    3.  
      backupdbtrace
    4.  
      backuptrace
    5.  
      bmrc
    6.  
      bmrconfig
    7.  
      bmrepadm
    8.  
      bmrprep
    9.  
      bmrs
    10.  
      bmrsrtadm
    11.  
      bp
    12.  
      bparchive
    13.  
      bpbackup
    14.  
      bpbackupdb
    15.  
      bpcatarc
    16.  
      bpcatlist
    17.  
      bpcatres
    18.  
      bpcatrm
    19.  
      bpcd
    20.  
      bpchangeprimary
    21.  
      bpcleanrestore
    22.  
      bpclient
    23.  
      bpclimagelist
    24.  
      bpclntcmd
    25.  
      bpclusterutil
    26.  
      bpcompatd
    27.  
      bpconfig
    28.  
      bpdbjobs
    29.  
      bpdbm
    30.  
      bpdgclone
    31.  
      bpdown
    32.  
      bpduplicate
    33.  
      bperror
    34.  
      bpexpdate
    35.  
      bpfis
    36.  
      bpflist
    37.  
      bpgetconfig
    38.  
      bpgetdebuglog
    39.  
      bpimage
    40.  
      bpimagelist
    41.  
      bpimmedia
    42.  
      bpimport
    43.  
      bpinst
    44.  
      bpkeyfile
    45.  
      bpkeyutil
    46.  
      bplabel
    47.  
      bplist
    48.  
      bpmedia
    49.  
      bpmedialist
    50.  
      bpminlicense
    51.  
      bpnbat
    52.  
      bpnbaz
    53.  
      bppficorr
    54.  
      bpplcatdrinfo
    55.  
      bpplclients
    56.  
      bppldelete
    57.  
      bpplinclude
    58.  
      bpplinfo
    59.  
      bppllist
    60.  
      bpplsched
    61.  
      bpplschedrep
    62.  
      bpplschedwin
    63.  
      bppolicynew
    64.  
      bpps
    65.  
      bprd
    66.  
      bprecover
    67.  
      bprestore
    68.  
      bpretlevel
    69.  
      bpschedule
    70.  
      bpschedulerep
    71.  
      bpsetconfig
    72.  
      bpstsinfo
    73.  
      bpstuadd
    74.  
      bpstudel
    75.  
      bpstulist
    76.  
      bpsturep
    77.  
      bptestbpcd
    78.  
      bptestnetconn
    79.  
      bptpcinfo
    80.  
      bpup
    81.  
      bpverify
    82.  
      cat_convert
    83.  
      cat_export
    84.  
      cat_import
    85.  
      configureCerts
    86.  
      configureMQ
    87.  
      configurePorts
    88.  
      configureWebServerCerts
    89.  
      create_nbdb
    90.  
      csconfig cldinstance
    91.  
      csconfig cldprovider
    92.  
      csconfig meter
    93.  
      csconfig reinitialize
    94.  
      csconfig throttle
    95.  
      duplicatetrace
    96.  
      importtrace
    97.  
      jbpSA
    98.  
      jnbSA
    99.  
      ltid
    100.  
      mklogdir
    101.  
      nbauditreport
    102.  
      nbcallhomeproxyconfig
    103.  
      nbcatsync
    104.  
      NBCC
    105.  
      NBCCR
    106.  
      nbcertcmd
    107.  
      nbcertupdater
    108.  
      nbcldutil
    109.  
      nbcloudrestore
    110.  
      nbcomponentupdate
    111.  
      nbcplogs
    112.  
      nbcredkeyutil
    113.  
      nbdb_admin
    114.  
      nbdb_backup
    115.  
      nbdb_move
    116.  
      nbdb_ping
    117.  
      nbdb_restore
    118.  
      nbdb_unload
    119.  
      nbdb2adutl
    120.  
      nbdbms_start_server
    121.  
      nbdbms_start_stop
    122.  
      nbdc
    123.  
      nbdecommission
    124.  
      nbdelete
    125.  
      nbdeployutil
    126.  
      nbdevconfig
    127.  
      nbdevquery
    128.  
      nbdiscover
    129.  
      nbdna
    130.  
      nbemm
    131.  
      nbemmcmd
    132.  
      nbfindfile
    133.  
      nbfirescan
    134.  
      nbfp
    135.  
      nbftadm
    136.  
      nbftconfig
    137.  
      nbgetconfig
    138.  
      nbhba
    139.  
      nbholdutil
    140.  
      nbhostidentity
    141.  
      nbhostmgmt
    142.  
      nbhypervtool
    143.  
      nbidpcmd
    144.  
      nbimageshare
    145.  
      nbinstallcmd
    146.  
      nbjm
    147.  
      nbkmiputil
    148.  
      nbkmscmd
    149.  
      nbkmsutil
    150.  
      nboraadm
    151.  
      nborair
    152.  
      nbpem
    153.  
      nbpemreq
    154.  
      nbmlb
    155.  
      nbperfchk
    156.  
      nbplupgrade
    157.  
      nbrb
    158.  
      nbrbutil
    159.  
      nbregopsc
    160.  
      nbreplicate
    161.  
      nbrepo
    162.  
      nbrestorevm
    163.  
      nbseccmd
    164.  
      nbserviceusercmd
    165.  
      nbsetconfig
    166.  
      nbsmartdiag
    167.  
      nbsnapimport
    168.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    169.  
      nbsqladm
    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
  3.  
    Index

Name

bpschedule — add, delete, or list disk staging storage unit (DSSU) schedules

SYNOPSIS

bpschedule [-v] [-M master_server,...] -add sched_label [-freq frequency] [-stage_priority number] [-altreadhost hostname] [-number_copies number] [-residence storage_unit_label [,stunit-copy2,...]] [-pool volume_pool_label [,pool-copy2,...]] [-fail_on_error 0|1[,0|1,...0|1] [-window start_duration]] [-cal 0|1|2] [-ut] [-incl mm/dd/yyyy] [-excl mm/dd/yyyy] [-weekday day_name week [day_name week]...] [-dayomonth 1-31 [1-31]... | l] [-xweekday day_name week [day_name week]...] [-xdayomonth 1-31 [1-31]... | l]

bpschedule [-v] [-M master_server,...] -delete sched_label...

bpschedule [-v] [-M master_server,...] -deleteall

bpschedule [-v] [-M master_server,...] [-L | -l | -U] [-label sched_label]

 

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 bpschedule command does the following:

  • Adds a new disk staging storage unit (DSSU) schedule.

  • Deletes one or more DSSU schedules.

  • Deletes all the DSSU schedules.

  • Lists one or all DSSU schedules (default is list all DSSU schedules).

For the -add and -delete options, bpschedule returns to the system prompt immediately after it submits the DSSU schedule change request to NetBackup. To determine whether the change was successful, run bpschedule again to list the updated schedule information.

The list option displays a single entry for each schedule, even if the -M option is used. The -l form lists the information for each schedule on several lines. -l does not identify the attributes by name; these are as follows (where the names are not described, they are reserved for internal NetBackup use):

Line 1: SCHED, schedule name, type, max_mpx, frequency, retention level, u_wind/o/d, two internal attributes, maximum fragment size, calendar, number of copies, and fail on error. Note that u_wind/o/d is a field reserved for future use. The u_wind entry in the -L display is also reserved for future use.

Line 2: SCHEDWIN, seven pairs of the form start,duration, expresses the start and duration of the window for each day of the week. The week starts with Sunday.

Line 3: SCHEDRES, residence (a value for each copy).

Line 4: SCHEDPOOL, pool (a value for each copy).

Line 5: SCHEDRL, retention level (a value for each copy).

Line 6: SCHEDFOE, fail on error (a value for each copy).

If the -M option is used, bpschedule performs the operation on each of the listed master servers. For instance, if bpschedule adds a schedule, bpschedule adds the schedule to the policy on each of the listed master servers for -M. If -M is used on a listing request, the listing is composed of the returned information from all the master servers in the -M list. If the command fails for any of the master servers, activity stops at that point.

To modify an existing NetBackup schedule, use the NetBackup command bpschedulerep.

Any authorized user can initiate this command.

For more about NetBackup authorization, see the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

OPTIONS

These options are common to all forms of bpschedule:

-M master_server,...

Specifies a list of alternative master servers. This list is a comma-separated list of host names. If this option is present, each master server in the list runs the bpschedule command. Each master server in the list must allow access by the system that issues the bpschedule command.

If this option is present, the command is run on each master server in the list. If an error occurs for any master server, the process terminates at that point.

If bpschedule produces a listing, the listing is the composite of the returned information from all the master servers in this list.

If bpschedule adds or deletes a schedule, all master servers in this list receive the change.

-v

Selects the verbose mode where bpschedule logs additional information for debugging purposes. The information goes into the NetBackup administration debug log. This option is meaningful only when NetBackup enables the debug log function (that is, when the following directory is defined):

UNIX systems:

/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/admin

Windows systems:

install_path\NetBackup\logs\admin

The remaining options depend on the form of bpschedule. The first form of bpschedule adds a schedule to the specified storage unit name. The following options apply to this form of bpschedule:

-add sched_label [suboptions]

Adds a single schedule to the specified storage unit name. The following describes the suboptions for the -add option. These are attributes of the schedule being added.

-cal 0|1|2

Indicates whether bpschedule follows a calendar-based schedule or a frequency-based schedule.

0 = frequency-based schedule

1 = calendar-based schedule with no retries after run day

2 = calendar-based schedule with retires after run day

-dayomonth 1-31 [1-31]... | l

Specifies the day or days of every month to run the schedule. Enter l (lowercase L) to run the last day of every month, whether the month contains 28, 29, 30, or 31 days.

For example, to run the policy backup on the 14th day and the 28th day of every month, enter the following:

-dayomonth 14 28

To run the last day of every month, enter:

-dayomonth l
-excl mm/dd/yyyy

Indicates to exclude this single date.

-fail_on_error 0|1[,0|1,...,0|1]

Specifies whether to fail all other copies if one copy fails. If no parameter is specified, 0 is default for all copies. Specify a value for each copy.

0 = Do not fail the other copies

1 = Fail other copies

-freq frequency

Determines how often backups run. Represents the number of seconds between the backups that are initiated according to this schedule. Valid range for this option is 0 through 2419200 (number of seconds in four weeks). When this value is omitted on the command line, the default value is 604800 (duration of one week in seconds).

-incl mm/dd/yyyy

Indicates to include this single date.

-number_copies number

Specify the number of simultaneous backup copies. The valid value range is 1-4. The default is 1.

-pool volume_pool_label[,pool-copy2,...]

The name of the volume pool. This choice overrides the policy-level volume pool. The value "*NULL*" causes NetBackup to use the volume pool that is specified at the policy level. The default is to use the volume pool that is specified at the policy level. The volume pool label cannot be None. If you do not specify a volume pool at either the schedule level or the policy level, NetBackup uses a default value of NetBackup.

When you specify -number_copies greater than 1, specify a pool for each copy.

-residence storage_unit_label [,stunit-copy2,...]

The name of the storage unit, which specifies the location of the backup images. The value "*NULL*" causes NetBackup to use the storage unit that is specified at the policy level. The default is for NetBackup to use the storage unit that is specified at the policy level. If you do not specify a storage unit at either the schedule level or the policy level, NetBackup uses the next storage unit available.

When you specify -number_copies greater than 1, specify a residence for each copy.

-stage_priority number

The order in which storage units are to be selected within a storage unit group:

1 = Use the storage units in the order that appears in the storage unit group dialog box (default).

2 = Use the storage unit least recently used. (The storage units take turns.)

3 = Use the first storage unit in the list that is not full or down. If the storage unit is only busy, the policy waits to write to it.

-altreadhost hostname

The server to be used to read a backup image that a different media server originally wrote.

-ut

If any of the date or the time arguments follow -ut, they are accepted as UNIX time, instead of the standard time format. The -ut option is used primarily for Java.

-weekday day_name week [day_name week]...

Specifies a day of the week, and the week of the month, as a run day in the schedule.

  • The day_name is: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

  • The week is the number of the week in the month. A week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. Valid values are 1-5.

For example, to instruct the policy to run every Sunday of the month, enter:

-weekday Sunday 1 Sunday 2 Sunday 3 Sunday 4 Sunday 5
-window start_duration

Specifies when NetBackup can run the backups for this schedule. Every day of the week has the same window.

start is the time at which the backup window opens for this schedule. This number is the number of seconds since midnight. This number is an integer between 0 and 86399 (86400 seconds in a day).

duration is the length of time that the window remains open. The time unit is seconds. This number is a non-negative integer.

-xdayomonth 1-31 [1-31]... | l

Specifies the day or days of the month that you want to exclude as run days in the schedule. Use l (lowercase L) to indicate the last day of the month.

For example, to instruct the policy to not run on the 14th and 15th of the month, enter:

-xdayomonth 14 15
-xweekday day_name week [day_name week]...

Specifies the day of the week and week of the month, to exclude as a run day in the schedule.

  • The day_name is: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

  • The week is the number of the week in the month.

  • Use l to indicate the last week of the month. The week of the month starts on Sunday and ends on Monday. Valid values are 1-5.

For example, to instruct the policy to not run on the first and third Mondays of the month, enter:

-xweekday Monday 1 Monday 3

The second form of bpschedule deletes one or more schedules from the named policy. The following option applies to this form of bpschedule:

-delete sched_label

Deletes the listed schedules from the named policy. Separate the elements of the sched_label list with spaces. There can be up to 25 labels in the list.

The third form of bpschedule deletes all schedule from the named policy. The following option applies to this form of bpschedule:

-deleteall

Deletes all schedules from the named policy.

The fourth form of bpschedule produces a listing of information about the schedules for the named policy. The following options apply to this form of bpschedule:

-l

The list type is short. This list is the default list type. This option produces a terse listing that includes all attributes for the schedule. Each schedule occupies one line of the listing. Most attribute values are expressed numerically. This option is useful for scripts or the programs that rework the listing contents into a customized report format.

-L

The list type is long. This listing includes all attributes for the schedule. Some attribute values are descriptive terms, rather than numbers.

-label sched_label

List the attributes for this schedule in the named policy. The default is to list information for all schedules for the named policy.

-U

The list type is user. This listing is similar to the long-type list, but it has fewer entries. Most attribute values are descriptive terms, rather than numbers.

EXAMPLE

List the information for schedule test in long form.

# bpschedule -L -label test
    Schedule:          test
        Type:            FULL (0)
        Frequency: 7day(s) (604800 seconds)
        Retention Level: 1(2 weeks)
        u-wind/o/d:      0 0
        Incr Type:               DELTA (0)
        Incr Depends:     (none defined)
        Max Frag Size:    0 MB (1048576 MB)
        Maximum MPX:      1
        Number copies:    1
        Fail on Error:    0
        Residence:       (specific storage unit not required)
        Volume Pool:     (same as policy volume pool)
        Daily Windows:
        Day         Open       Close       W-Open     W-Close
     Sunday      000:00:00  000:00:00
     Monday      000:00:00  000:00:00
     Tuesday     000:00:00  000:00:00
     Wednesday   000:00:00  000:00:00
     Thursday    000:00:00  000:00:00
     Friday      000:00:00  000:00:00
     Saturday    000:00:00  000:00:00

FILES

UNIX systems:

/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/admin/*
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/sched/schedule name

Windows systems:

install_path\NetBackup\logs\admin\*
install_path\NetBackup\db\sched\schedule name

SEE ALSO

See bpschedulerep.