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Hi,
how can i know what are the data that is backed up onto a tape?
thanks
how can i know what are the data that is backed up onto a tape?
thanks
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is there a command to prevent the backup from append images to a tape which contains unexpired images ?
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"how can i know what are the data that is backed up onto a tape?
thanks"
-NBU 3.4 or 4.5? There is a big difference. Also, if you get a status 0 on your job, you backed up everything that you specified. If not, you will get a 1.
"is there a command to prevent the backup from append images to a tape which contains unexpired images ?"
- <install_path>VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\bpmedia -freeze -ev <media_id>
*This will freeze the media so that nothing attempts to use it. This way you need not remove it from your robot. You may unfreeze the media with the same command, different switch.
<install_path>VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\bpmedia -unfreeze -ev <media_id>
thanks"
-NBU 3.4 or 4.5? There is a big difference. Also, if you get a status 0 on your job, you backed up everything that you specified. If not, you will get a 1.
"is there a command to prevent the backup from append images to a tape which contains unexpired images ?"
- <install_path>VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\bpmedia -freeze -ev <media_id>
*This will freeze the media so that nothing attempts to use it. This way you need not remove it from your robot. You may unfreeze the media with the same command, different switch.
<install_path>VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\bpmedia -unfreeze -ev <media_id>
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To answer the original question:
"how can i know what are the data that is backed up onto a tape?"
bpimmedia -mediaid <TapeNumber> -L
Another way to prevent data from being written to the tape is to put the write protect tab on - When the tape is loaded, Veritas sees the write protect tab and automatically freezes that tape.
And ... To keep track of frozen tapes I run the following script daily...
#!/bin/sh
src1=d:/veritas/ScriptFiles/Check_Tapes_Frozen/tapelist.txt
src2=d:/temp/tapelist1.txt
rep=d:/veritas/backupresults/Frozen_Tapes.txt
hist=//sherlock/reports/Veritas/Frozen_Tapes/Frozen_Tapes.txt
if [ -f $hist ];then
rm $hist
fi
echo " FROZEN Tape Report for `date`" > $rep
echo "========================================================================== " >> $rep
echo "" >> $rep
echo "Open a remote command prompt to Your Master Server or and run: " >> $rep
echo " bpmedia -unfreeze -m <Tape Number> -h <Server name> or:" >> $rep
echo " bpmedia -unsuspend -m <Tape Number> -h <Server name> if suspended" >> $rep
echo "" >> $rep
echo "========================================================================== " >> $rep
cat $src1 | grep " " | grep -v "last" > $src2 # This leaves a file without blank lines or header lines
cat $src2 | while read line
do
Print=no
if [ "$(echo $line | awk '{print $1}')" = "Server" ]
then
#ServerName=$(echo $line | awk '{print $4}' | vis)
ServerName=$(echo $line | awk '{print $4}' )
fi
TapeNumber1=$(echo $line | awk '{print $1}') # Tape number, if valid
if [ "$(echo $line | grep FROZEN 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)" = "0" ]
then
if [ "$(echo $line | grep SUSPENDED 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)" = "0" ]
then
TapeState="Frozen Suspended"
Print=yes
else
TapeState="Frozen"
Print=yes
fi
else
if [ "$(echo $line | grep SUSPENDED 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)" = "0" ]
then
TapeState="Suspended"
Print=yes
fi
fi
if [ "${Print}" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Server name: ${ServerName}\tTape number: ${TapeNumber2}\tTape State: ${TapeState}" >> ${rep}
echo "${ServerName} ${TapeNumber2} ${TapeState}" >> ${hist}
fi
TapeNumber2=${TapeNumber1}
done
exit
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"how can i know what are the data that is backed up onto a tape?"
bpimmedia -mediaid <TapeNumber> -L
Another way to prevent data from being written to the tape is to put the write protect tab on - When the tape is loaded, Veritas sees the write protect tab and automatically freezes that tape.
And ... To keep track of frozen tapes I run the following script daily...
#!/bin/sh
src1=d:/veritas/ScriptFiles/Check_Tapes_Frozen/tapelist.txt
src2=d:/temp/tapelist1.txt
rep=d:/veritas/backupresults/Frozen_Tapes.txt
hist=//sherlock/reports/Veritas/Frozen_Tapes/Frozen_Tapes.txt
if [ -f $hist ];then
rm $hist
fi
echo " FROZEN Tape Report for `date`" > $rep
echo "========================================================================== " >> $rep
echo "" >> $rep
echo "Open a remote command prompt to Your Master Server or and run: " >> $rep
echo " bpmedia -unfreeze -m <Tape Number> -h <Server name> or:" >> $rep
echo " bpmedia -unsuspend -m <Tape Number> -h <Server name> if suspended" >> $rep
echo "" >> $rep
echo "========================================================================== " >> $rep
cat $src1 | grep " " | grep -v "last" > $src2 # This leaves a file without blank lines or header lines
cat $src2 | while read line
do
Print=no
if [ "$(echo $line | awk '{print $1}')" = "Server" ]
then
#ServerName=$(echo $line | awk '{print $4}' | vis)
ServerName=$(echo $line | awk '{print $4}' )
fi
TapeNumber1=$(echo $line | awk '{print $1}') # Tape number, if valid
if [ "$(echo $line | grep FROZEN 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)" = "0" ]
then
if [ "$(echo $line | grep SUSPENDED 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)" = "0" ]
then
TapeState="Frozen Suspended"
Print=yes
else
TapeState="Frozen"
Print=yes
fi
else
if [ "$(echo $line | grep SUSPENDED 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)" = "0" ]
then
TapeState="Suspended"
Print=yes
fi
fi
if [ "${Print}" = "yes" ]
then
echo "Server name: ${ServerName}\tTape number: ${TapeNumber2}\tTape State: ${TapeState}" >> ${rep}
echo "${ServerName} ${TapeNumber2} ${TapeState}" >> ${hist}
fi
TapeNumber2=${TapeNumber1}
done
exit
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