NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

Last Published:
Product(s): NetBackup & Alta Data Protection (10.5)
  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.  
      nblogparser
    150.  
      nbmariadb
    151.  
      nbmysql
    152.  
      nbmlb
    153.  
      nboraadm
    154.  
      nborair
    155.  
      nboracmd
    156.  
      nbpem
    157.  
      nbpemreq
    158.  
      nbmariadb
    159.  
      nbmlb
    160.  
      nbperfchk
    161.  
      nbpgsql
    162.  
      nbplupgrade
    163.  
      nbrb
    164.  
      nbrbutil
    165.  
      nbreplicate
    166.  
      nbrepo
    167.  
      nbrestorevm
    168.  
      nbseccmd
    169.  
      nbserviceusercmd
    170.  
      nbsetconfig
    171.  
      nbshvault
    172.  
      nbsmartdiag
    173.  
      nbsnapimport
    174.  
      nbsnapreplicate
    175.  
      nbsqladm
    176.  
      nbsqlcmd
    177.  
      nbsqlite
    178.  
      nbstl
    179.  
      nbstlutil
    180.  
      nbstop
    181.  
      nbsu
    182.  
      nbsvrgrp
    183.  
      netbackup_deployment_insights
    184.  
      resilient_clients
    185.  
      restoretrace
    186.  
      stopltid
    187.  
      tldd
    188.  
      tldcd
    189.  
      tpautoconf
    190.  
      tpclean
    191.  
      tpconfig
    192.  
      tpext
    193.  
      tpreq
    194.  
      tpunmount
    195.  
      verifytrace
    196.  
      vltadm
    197.  
      vltcontainers
    198.  
      vlteject
    199.  
      vltinject
    200.  
      vltoffsitemedia
    201.  
      vltopmenu
    202.  
      vltrun
    203.  
      vmadd
    204.  
      vmchange
    205.  
      vmcheckxxx
    206.  
      vmd
    207.  
      vmdelete
    208.  
      vmoprcmd
    209.  
      vmphyinv
    210.  
      vmpool
    211.  
      vmquery
    212.  
      vmrule
    213.  
      vmupdate
    214.  
      vnetd
    215.  
      vssat
    216.  
      vwcp_manage
    217.  
      vxlogcfg
    218.  
      vxlogmgr
    219.  
      vxlogview
    220.  
      W2KOption

Name

vltoffsitemedia — list off-site parameter values for a group of media, or change the off-site parameter value for a single media

SYNOPSIS

vltoffsitemedia -list [-W] [-vault vault_name] [-voldbhost host_name]

vltoffsitemedia -change -m media_id [-voldbhost host_name] [-d media_description] [-vltname vault_name] [-vltsent date][-vltreturn date] [-vltslot slot_no] [-vltcid container_id] [-vltsession session_id]

vltoffsitemedia -version

 

On UNIX systems, the directory path to this command is /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/

On Windows systems, the directory path to this command is install_path\NetBackup\bin\

DESCRIPTION

vltoffsitemedia allows the user to change the vault-specific parameters of a given media. This command lets the user change one or more parameters by using a single command. It lets the user view the various vault parameters of all media for a particular EMM server or vault.

If you create the following directory with public-write access, vltoffsitemedia creates a daily debug log in this directory:

UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/vault

Windows: install_path\netbackup\logs\vault

The log is called log.DDMMYY (where DDMMYY is the current date). You then can use this file that for troubleshooting.

Public-write access is needed because not all executables that write to this file can run as root.

OPTIONS

-change

Changes the attributes of the specified volume.

-d media_description

Specifies the description for the volume.

To configure NetBackup so that the media description field is cleared automatically when volumes are returned to the robot, set the VAULT_CLEAR_MEDIA_DESC parameter in EMM.

-list

Lists the off-site parameters for the media in the local EMM database. To restrict the list to a specific vault for the local EMM database, include the -vault option with the command. To list the off-site parameters for media for a specific EMM database, include the -voldbhost option with the command.

-m media_id

Media ID of the volume whose vault parameters are to be changed.

-vault vault_name

Specifies the name of the vault for which all media IDs and their vault-specific parameters are listed.

-version

Displays the vltoffsitemedia version and exit.

-vltcid container_id

Specifies the container in which a volume is stored. container_id (a string of up to 29 alphanumeric characters (no spaces) specifies the new container for the volume. You must specify an existing container ID. You cannot assign media from one EMM server to a container that has media from a different EMM server. Use the -m option to specify the media ID of the volume.

-vltname vault_name

Specifies the name of the logical vault that is configured for the robot that ejected the volume.

-vltreturn date

Specifies the date and time the media was requested for return from the vault vendor. For Catalog Backup volumes, this date is the date that the media is requested for return from the vault vendor.

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.

See the "About specifying the locale of the NetBackup installation" topic in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II for more information.

-vltsent date

Specifies the date and time the media was sent to the off-site vault.

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.

See the "About specifying the locale of the NetBackup installation" topic in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II for more information.

mm/dd/yyyy [hh[:mm[:ss]]]
-vltsession session_id

Specifies the identifier of the Vault session that ejected this media.

-vltslot slot_no

Specifies the vault vendor's slot number for the slot that this volume occupies.

-voldbhost host_name

Specifies the name of the EMM server.

-W

Specifies the parsable output format for the media off-site parameters. For containers, the output includes the length of the container description, the container description, and the container ID. The output header line is a space that is separated line of column labels; the output data lines are space-separated fields.

EXAMPLES

Example 1 - Change the vault name and the vault sent dates of the media with the ID BYQ.

vltoffsitemedia -change -m BYQ -vltname THISTLE -vltsent 08/01/2012 
12:22:00

Example 2 - Change the vault slot number to 100 for a media with ID 000012.

vltoffsitemedia -change -m 000012 -vltslot 100

Example 3 - Clear out the vault-specific fields for a media.

vltoffsitemedia -change -m 000012 -vltname "" -vltsession 0 -vltslot 
0 -vltsent 0 -vltreturn 0

or:

vltoffsitemedia -change -m 000012 -vltname - -vltsession 0 -vltslot 
0 -vltsent 00/00/00 -vltreturn 00/00/00

Example 4 - Clear the container ID and media description of volume ABC123.

vltoffsitemedia -change -m ABC123 -vltcid - -d ""

or:

vltoffsitemedia -change -m ABC123 -vltcid "" -d ""

The vltoffsitemedia command uses the Media Manager commands to query or update the EMM database.

If the vltoffsitemedia command fails, look at the debug log on the following directory for detailed information about the actual Media Manager command that failed:

UNIX systems: usr/openv/netbackup/logs/vault

Windows systems: install_path\netbackup\logs\vault

For more information on the status codes that Media Manager commands return, see the NetBackup Status Codes Reference Guide.

RETURN VALUES

Vault may exit with a status code greater than 255. Such status codes are called "extended exit status codes." For such a case, the exit status that is returned to the system is 252. The actual exit status is written to stderr in the format, EXIT status = exit status

The extended exit status values are documented in the NetBackup Status Codes Reference Guide and in the NetBackup Troubleshooter Wizard.