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

bpimage — perform functions on stored images in a database

SYNOPSIS

bpimage -[de]compress [-allclients | -client name] [-M master_server,...][-update_compression]

bpimage -npc copy_number -backupid backupid [-client name] [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -newserver newserver_name [-oldserver oldserver_name] [-id id] [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -deletecopy copy_number -backupid backupid [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -testlock copy_number -backupid backupid [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -prunetir [-allclients | -client name] -cleanup [-notimmediate] [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -cleanup_image_change_log [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -gendrreport -backupid backupid [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -wff pathbytes -backupid backupid [-client name] [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -update [-rfile 0|1 | -filesysonly 0|1 | -numfiles number | [-image_dtemode Off|On] | -keyword keyword_phrase | -objdesc string] [-client name -policy name -t type -d mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss] [-id id] [-M master_server,...]

bpimage -ica_restore [-d mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS]

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

This command can be used to perform many different functions to images that are stored in a database. Some of the functions are as follows:

  • Compress and decompress the stored images.

  • Remove existing images from the database.

  • Test the locking capability on an image.

OPTIONS

The following options represent the criteria that determine which images or media are selected for the report. Where images are discussed in these options, media can be substituted if the context refers to a media report.

-allclients

Selects all NetBackup clients that are already backed up on the system.

-backupid backup_id

Specifies a backup ID to use for finding applicable images.

-cleanup

Deletes expired images, compresses the images that are scheduled to be compressed, and prunes the TIR information from the specified images.

When multi-person authorization is enabled, you cannot perform this operation using the command-line interface. Refer to the documentation for NetBackup status code 9382.

Note:

This option enables a user to accomplish the same tasks manually that the scheduler performs on a regular basis. It can be used when the user does not have enough time to wait for the scheduler to perform these tasks.

-cleanup_image_change_log

Cleans up the image change on the current master server and optionally, on other master servers that are specified by the -M option.

When multi-person authorization is enabled, you cannot perform this operation using the command-line interface. Refer to the documentation for NetBackup status code 9382.

-client name

Specifies a client name to use for finding backups or archives on which to perform the specified function. The client name that bpimage searches for is case insensitive. For example, bpimage displays images from client, cLiEnT, and CLIENT. By default, bpimage searches for images on all clients.

-d date

Specifies the start date and end date range for the listing.

-d specifies a start date and time for the listing. The list shows only images in backups or the archives that occurred at or after the specified date and time.

The required date and time values format in NetBackup commands varies according to your locale. The /usr/openv/msg/.conf file (UNIX) and the install_path\VERITAS\msg\LC.CONF file (Windows) contain information such as the date-time formats for each supported locale. The files contain specific instructions on how to add or modify the list of supported locales and formats.

For more about the locale of your system, see "About specifying the locale of the NetBackup installation" in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II.

The valid range of dates is from 01/01/1970 00:00:00 to 01/19/2038 03:14:07. The default is the previous midnight.

-[de]compress

Initiates compression or decompression of a specified client or all clients.

-deletecopy copy_number

Removes the images that the copy number and the backup_id specify.

This command requires bpnbat -login when multiperson authorization is enabled for the image expiration operation. A ticket is generated which, when approved, changes the expiration date of the image. 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.

-filesysonly 0|1

Limits bpimage to query only the local file system if set to 1.

-gendrreport

Generate a disaster recovery report for the specified backup_id.

-ica_restore

Restores the catalog .f files for the images that are Intelligent Catalog Archived. Accepts the -d option for a date range.

-id id

Specifies the media ID when used with the -newserver command or specifies the backup ID when used with the -update command.

-image_dtemode Off|On

If DTE was enabled for a backup job, the DTE image mode is set to On. If DTE image mode is On, DTE is enabled for all secondary operations on the image. You can change the DTE image mode with the bpimage -update -image_dtemode Off|On command.

-keyword "keyword_phrase"

Specifies a keyword phrase for NetBackup to use when it searches. The phrase must match the phrase that was previously associated with the image.

-M master_server,...

Specifies a list of alternative master servers. This list is a comma-delimited list of hostnames. Each master server in the list runs the bpimage command. If an error occurs for any master server, the process stops at that point.

The report is the composite of the information that all the master servers in this list returns. bpimage queries each of these master servers. The master server returns image or media information from the image catalogs. Each master server must allow access by the system that issues the bpimage command.

The default is the master server for the system running bpimage.

-newserver name | -oldserver name

Specifies the new name or the old name of a NetBackup server.

-notimmediate

Inhibits the call that bpexpdate makes to the nbdelete command after it expires an image on disk. If you intend to delete many images at the same time, use -notimmediate to avoid the overhead of multiple job creation fornbdelete to process. You can run the nbdelete command later.

-npc copy_number

Sets the specified image as the primary image, which is based on the copy number of the image.

-numfiles number

Specifies the number of files when used with the -update command.

-objdesc string

Specifies the object description string of the Informix client type when used with the -update command.

-policy name

Searches for backups to import in the specified policy. The default is all policies.

-prunetir

Prunes the true image restore (TIR) information from the specified clients. The default is all clients.

-rfile 0|1

Use the Restore file when used with the -update command.

-t type

Specifies a policy type. By default, bpimage searches for all policy types. type is one of the following character strings:

Informix-On-BAR 
MS-Exchange-Server
MS-SQL-Server
MS-Windows
Oracle
Standard
Sybase
Universal-share
NDMP

The following policy types apply only to NetBackup Enterprise Server:

BigData
DataTools-SQL-BackTrack
DB2
FlashBackup
SAP
Split-Mirror
-testlock

Determines if the copy for the specified backup ID is locked.

-update

Updates an image that is based on the chosen parameter.

-update_compression

Tells NetBackup to uncompress the images that were compressed with the old compression algorithm and recompress them with the new algorithm. The -update_compression flag only applies used with the -compress option.

A new compression algorithm was deployed with NetBackup 7.6. With the old algorithm, the NetBackup .f files have a file name extension of .Z on Linux or UNIX. With the new algorithm, they have either a .Zs or .Zl extension. The .Zs extension designates the files that are compressed with user-specified scripts and is only used on Linux and UNIX. The .Zl extension is for the files that are compressed internally by NetBackup and is used on Windows, Linux, and UNIX platforms.

-wff path bytes

Writes the files file (image .f file) for the backup that is specified with -backupID.

EXAMPLES

Example: This example determines if the specified copy for the backup ID is locked.

# bpimage -testlock 1 -backupid abc123.server.domain.com_1416316372
Backupid abc123.server.domain.com_1416316372 copy 1 is not locked