Veritas Netbackup Crash-Course

check active backup
bpdbjobs | grep -i server_A | grep Active
root@server_A # bpdbjobs | grep -i server_A | grep Active
1172629 Backup Active server_A_dwdata Fullbackup server_Aabs server_Aabs 21912
1172630 Backup Active server_A_dwdata Fullbackup server_Aabs server_Aabs 21912
1172631 Backup Active server_A_dwdata Fullbackup server_Aabs server_Aabs 21912
1172632 Backup Active server_A_dwdata Fullbackup server_Aabs server_Aabs 21912
1172633 Backup Active server_A_dwdata Fullbackup server_Aabs server_Aabs 21912
1172634 Backup Active server_A_dwdata Fullbackup server_Aabs server_Aabs 21912

kill backup job
bpdbjobs -cancel job_id


checking backup activity on server
root@server_A # bpps -a
NB Processes
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root 6826 1 0 09:40:18 ? 0:20 bpbkar -r 1209600 -ru root -dt 0 -to 0 -clnt server_Aabs -class server_A_dwdata -
root 6815 1 0 09:40:15 ? 0:20 bpbkar -r 1209600 -ru root -dt 0 -to 0 -clnt server_Aabs -class server_A_dwdata -
root 6816 6769 0 09:40:16 ? 0:00 bpbrm -backup -mt 2 -to 0 -S acslssgbabs -mediasvr server_Aabs -masterversion 51
root 6820 6769 0 09:40:17 ? 0:00 bpbrm -backup -mt 2 -to 0 -S acslssgbabs -mediasvr server_Aabs -masterversion 51
root 6812 6769 0 09:40:15 ? 0:00 bpbrm -backup -mt 2 -to 0 -S acslssgbabs -mediasvr server_Aabs -masterversion 51
root 6785 6769 0 09:40:10 ? 0:00 bpbrm -backup -mt 2 -to 0 -S acslssgbabs -mediasvr server_Aabs -masterversion 51
root 6837 1 0 09:40:18 ? 0:17 bpbkar -r 1209600 -ru root -dt 0 -to 0 -clnt server_Aabs -class server_A_dwdata -
root 6793 1 0 09:40:10 ? 0:20 bpbkar -r 1209600 -ru root -dt 0 -to 0 -clnt server_Aabs -class server_A_dwdata -
root 6829 6769 0 09:40:18 ? 0:00 bpbrm -backup -mt 2 -to 0 -S acslssgbabs -mediasvr server_Aabs -masterversion 51
root 6811 1 0 09:40:14 ? 0:20 bpbkar -r 1209600 -ru root -dt 0 -to 0 -clnt server_Aabs -class server_A_dwdata -
root 6809 6769 0 09:40:14 ? 0:00 bpbrm -backup -mt 2 -to 0 -S acslssgbabs -mediasvr server_Aabs -masterversion 51
root 6781 1 1 09:40:07 ? 8:06 bptm -pid 6769 -den 6 -rt 1 -rn 0 -stunit 9310_server_A_STU -cj 12 -mpx 32 -p ma
root 6819 1 0 09:40:16 ? 0:19 bpbkar -r 1209600 -ru root -dt 0 -to 0 -clnt server_Aabs -class server_A_dwdata -
root 6769 1 0 09:40:06 ? 0:00 bpbrm -backup -mt 2 -to 0 -S acslssgbabs -mediasvr server_Aabs -masterversion 51


MM Processes
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root 16880 16707 0 Feb 13 ? 0:08 acsd
root 16707 1 0 Feb 13 ? 9:37 /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/ltid
root 16713 1 0 Feb 13 ? 0:01 vmd
root 16881 16707 0 Feb 13 ? 0:00 avrd
root 16913 16880 0 Feb 13 ? 0:19 acsssi 13741
root 16882 16880 0 Feb 13 ? 0:00 acssel -s 13740

stop - netbackup stop
start - netbackup start

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http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Software/Storage_Software/VERITAS_NetBackup/index.html