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backups
How do I manually reset the mount time on a tape drive in NetBackup?
To manually reset the mount time for a tape drive in NetBackup, you can use the tpclean command. To view the status...
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What is a simple NetBackup failure reporting script?
An easy way to search for failures in NetBackup is as follows: #!/bin/bash if [ $# -eq 1 ] then HOURS=$1 /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bperror...
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backups
How do I search for tape errors in NetBackup?
A script that we at MyTechForum.com use to search for media errors is called tapechk.sh. # cat tapechk.sh #!/usr/local/bin/bash export TODAY=$(date +%m%d%y)...
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How do I find FROZEN or SUSPENDED tapes in NetBackup?
To find FROZEN or SUSPENDED tapes in NetBackup, you can run the bpmedialist command. /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpmedialist -summary | egrep ‘\(FROZEN\)|\(SUSPENDED\)’ Using egrep you...
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backups
How do I change the media type for a tape in NetBackup?
The vmchange command can be used to change the media type of a tape. /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmchange -new_mt media_type -m media_id An example is...
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How do I list scratch tapes in NetBackup using the command line?
Using the vmquery command you can determine which tapes are scratch. /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmquery -a -w | awk ‘$20==”00\/00\/0000″ {print $1}’ Depending on the...
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How do I check the status of the robot in my tape library using NetBackup?
To check the status of your robot in your tape library, you can use the vmchange command. /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmchange -res -robot_info -verbose -rn...
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How do I determine which tapes are cleaning tapes in NetBackup?
To list cleaning tapes in NetBackup you can use the vmquery command. /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmquery -mt /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmquery -mt hcart_clean Some valid media types include:...
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How do I clean a tape drive in NetBackup from the command line?
To clean a tape drive in NetBackup, you can run the tpclean command. /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpclean -C So for example, /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpclean -C IBM.002 In...
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How do I review the cleaning status of tape drives in NetBackup?
To review the cleaning status of tape drives in NetBackup, run the following command: /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpclean -L The resulting output will be similar...