Can anybody tell me the basic difference between Windows: %INSTALL_PATH%\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbpemreq -suspend_scheduling Unix: /usr/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbpemreq -suspend_scheduling Windows: %INSTALL_PATH%\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbpemreq -resume_scheduling Unix: /usr/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbpemreq -resume_scheduling AND From the command line, run: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bprdreq -terminate NBU 7.1.0.2 I have read the documents but not clear.

One thing many folks haven't mentioned here: running nbpemreq -suspend_scheduling, also terminates bprd. So to summarize: nbpemreq -suspend_scheduling: No scheduled jobs No manual jobs, restores, etc. bprdreq -terminate: Scheduled jobs still run No manual jobs, restores, etc.

Difference

Marianne
Level 6
12 years ago
Seems this is the follow-up to your other post? https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/error-50-0

Please show us what you have found and tell us which part of the documentation you do not understand.
RamNagalla
Moderator
12 years ago
nbpemreq -suspend_scheduling will susped all scheduling.. so that there will not be new jobs comming and submitting to the nbjm...all active and queued jobs will run.. but no new scheduled jobs..

nbpemreq -resume_scheduling will bring nbpem to regural work after suspending... so that it can submit the jobs to nbjm....new jobs will comming in as per the schedule..

bprdreq -terminate .. will terminate the bprd process.. so that you can not start any restore , manual backups and user /client iniciated jobs.. ..because bprd is the one who recives all this requests..

hope this helps..
mph999
Level 6
12 years ago
What do you think/ or know this does:

nbpemreq -suspend_scheduling

From the command you see it works on nbpem

What do you think this does ...

bprdreq -terminate

I'll give you a clue ...

BPRDreq -terminate

So ... you should be able from this to work out the difference ... not that there really is one as these commands work on totally differencies ...

So taking what the two commands do, if you run them, what do you think NetBackup is not going to be able to do ?

Martin
CRZ
Level 6
12 years ago

Seems this is the follow-up to your other post?

No, see, THAT thread was by Andy2345.

THIS thread is by Arun K!

Totally different... because they're totally different people!
Arun_K
Level 6
12 years ago
@Martin:

With bprd terminate command ,Netbackup will not send the request to nbpem.so no manual backup will run.

nbpem -suspend/resume will stop and schedule backup to run.

Correct?
mph999
Level 6
12 years ago
Close enough - bprd will not acept any manual requests for backups (bprd doesn't send them to pem, goes straight to nbjm).

pem won't run any scheduled backups ....

So - the end result is that NBU willl not be able to run any backups, thus allowing maintainance tasks to be carried out, for example.

Martin
Arun_K
Level 6
12 years ago
BPRD terminate will allow schedule backup to run?
RamNagalla
Moderator
12 years ago
yes.. becuase schedule backup will iniciated form NBPEM.

you need to understand about the different daemons and process in Netbackup and their roles.., then you will identifiy these as a cake walk..

hope this helps..
Arun_K
Level 6
12 years ago
BPRD is only for manual initiated and user initiated backup restores?
mph999
Level 6
12 years ago
"BPRD terminate will allow schedule backup to run?"

I confirmed this was correct in my previous answer.

bprd will only affect scheduled backups ...