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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...
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How do I list the number of copies for an image in NetBackup?
The command to list images in NetBackup is /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpimagelist. The -L option will display the number of copies for each image. To...
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How can I report on NetBackup policies from the command line?
To list all policies from the command line, you can use the bppllist command. /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bppllist -allpolicies -U To parse the output a...
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What is a NetBackup status code 129 and how can I resolve the issue?
A status code 129 in NetBackup means “Disk storage unit is full” (i.e. insufficient disk space). There are a few things that...
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What are some ways I can report on the status of backups in NetBackup?
To view the status of backups that have run in the past hour, you can use the bperror command. Despite the “error”...
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How do I check to see if there are any active jobs running in NetBackup?
To check for active jobs in NetBackup, you can use the bpdbjobs command. bpdbjobs -report | grep -v Done To filter down...
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How do I configure Time Machine on my Mac?
Time Machine is a very simple tool to use on your Mac. It backs up your whole hard drive onto an external...
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How do I query the status of a drive in TSM?
When using Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), you can query the status of your tape drives using the command below: tsm: TSMSERV> query...
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How do I clear stuck tape drive allocations in NetBackup?
On the NetBackup master server, do the following when no jobs are running: Check the following directories for drive entries when no...