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Netbackup Important Commands and Explanations

Master Server
1) Check the license details
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/get_license_key
2) Stop and Start the netabackup services
i) /etc/init.d/netbackup stop (start)
> graceful stop and start
ii) /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.kill_all > Stop backup including GUI
sessions, ungraceful
iii) /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bp.start_all > Start the backup
iv) /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/initbprd
> starts the master server
v) /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vmd
> starts the media server
vi) /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/jnbSA
> Starts the GUI sessions
3) Scan the tape devices
#sgscan (in
Solaris)
4) Display all the netbackup process
#bpps x
5) Check the backup status
In GUI > Activity monitor
In CLI > #bpdbjobs report
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpdbjobs -report
6) Lists the server errors
#bperror
#bperror U problems hoursago 1
#bperror U backstat -by_statcode -hoursago 1
7) Display information about the error code
#bperror S <statuscode>
8) Reread bp.conf file without stop/start the netbackup
#bprdreq -rereadconfig
Media Server (starts with bpxxx )
1) List the storage units
#bpstulist U

2) List media details


# /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/available_media
This cmd is retrieving all info about media that is
available/full/expired/Frozen
3) List all the netbackup jobs
#bpdbjobs report <hoursago>
4) Freeze or Unfreeze media
In CLI, #bpmedia unfreeze [-freeze] ev <media ID>
5) List media details
#bpmedialist -ev <media ID>
6) List the media contents
#bpmedialist U mcontents m <mediaID>
7) List the information about NB images on media
#bpimmedia mediaid <ID> -L
8) List backup image information
#bpimagelist -U (general)
# bpimagelist -media U (for media)
9) Expire a tape
# bpexpdate d 0 ev <mediaID> -force
10) Expire client images
#bpimage cleanup allclients
11) Which tapes are used for taking backup
In GUI, Backup and Restore > Find the Filesystem > Preview Media
Button
In CLI, #bpimagelist media U
Volume Commands (starts with vmxxx)
1) Tape Drive (vmoprcmd)
1) List the drive status, detail drive info and pending requests
In GUI, Device mgmt
In CLI, #vmoprcmd
#vmoprcmd d ds (status)
#vmopcrmd d pr (pending requests)

2) Control a tape device


In GUI, Device mgmt
In CLI, #vmoprcmd [-reset] [-up] [-down] <drive number>
2) Tape Media commands (vmpool,vmquery,vmchange,vmdelete)
1) List all the pools
In CLI, #vmpool listall -bx
2) List the scratch pool available
#vmpool -list_scratch
3) List tapes in pool
In CLI, #vmquery pn <pool name> -bx
4) List all tapes in the robot
In CLI, #vmquery rn 0 bx
5) List cleaning tapes
In CLI, #vmquery mt dlt_clean bx
6) List tape volume details
#vmquery m <media ID>
7) Delete a volume from the catalog
#vmdelete m <mediaID>
8) Changes a tapes expiry date
#vmchange -exp 12/31/2012 hr:mm:ss m <media ID>
9) Changes a tapes media pool
#vmchange -p <pool number> -m <media ID>
3) Tape/Robot commands (starts with tpxxx)
1) List the tape drives
#tpconfig d
2) List the cleaning times on drives
#tpclean -L
3) Clean a drive
#tpclean C <drive number>

Client Commands
i) List the clients
#bpplclients
Policy Commands
i) List the policies
#bppllist U
ii) List the detailed information about the policies
#bpplist U allpolicies
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bppllist -allpolicies

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