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TuxanForLife
Level 3
12 years ago

Running Server Commands from an sysadmin workstation

What is the policy regarding installing server packages on my personal workstation so that I can run information-gathering commands locally? In other words, I'd like to be able to run reports about...
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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    12 years ago

    Install Windows Admin Console on your desktop.

    Use the Windows install media, choose server installation, then Windows Admin Console.
    No license required.

    You will need to add your desktop as SERVER to the master, and ensure successful forward and reverse lookup between desktop and master.

    I have installed it on my laptop and added all NBU paths to PATH variable so that I can run any NBU command from anywhere:

     

     
    C:\Users\marianne.vandenberg>bppllist -help
    bppllist: [<policy name>] [-L|-l|-U] [-verbose] [-allpolicies] [-inventory]
            [-M <master_server,...,master_server>]
            [-hwos]
            [-byclient <client>] [-keyword "keyword phrase"]
     
     
    You will need to remember to add -M <master> to all 'bp' commands and -h <master> tp 'vm' commands.
    Your 'greps' won't work on Windows, unless you install some 'Unix tools' software.
     
    Maybe easiest to use Martin's 'putty' suggestion?
     
     
     
     
TuxanForLife's avatar
TuxanForLife
Level 3
12 years ago

Martin - 

  Good point. I DO most of my NBU administration from the master server. In fact, I run these very commands for myself dumping to a text file. But I often get user questions and want to publish the info. ( It's cutting into my websurfing time and we can't have that). 

  Now I'll dump the output to a webpage file, pop on some basic HTML headers, schedule it to run daily and tell users / other admins to RTFM. I'll deal with OpsCenter reports or customized SQL later sometime. 

--- So Basically ---
  c:\dos>  more <  NBUreports.bat

  bppllist --allpolicies | ( something here      >   /inetpub/wwwroot/NetBackupReports/Policies-15Apr13.html

  bpstulist -L  | egrep "^Label:|Unit Type|^Path:|^Host Connection|^Robot Type\/Number|^$" | paste - - - - - > StorageUnits.html


 I'll ask my windows guy for the windows equivalents of grep and sed, else download them from GNU. 

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Marianne -

For the win. Of all people, you understand what I'm looking for - you do the same thing: Windows Admin Console. Thank you. 

> No license required. 
I am enjoying working with NetBackup, and Symantec tech support. Y'all do good work.