Not that I can think of as the ceation of the snapshot is done 'manually' outside of NetBackup, therefore there is no way to monitor when it has been created successfully, and thus for NBU to know when to start the backup job.
Can you explain why you need .f files ? Or, do you just mean you want to run a backup but not via the GUI (in which case Marianne gives some advice).
.f files 'without a backup' cannot be created, as it is the backup that creates them.
Hi mph999
I need develop a script to implement Snapshot backup function instead of NBU Snapshot method (cause my array do not support NBU snapshot method).
So I used CLI to create a snapshot LUN on array, then used some NBU cmds to create .f file for restore job, and mount snapshot LUN to media server and convert date to .img and .info files .
Now I can not find some cmds that only create .f files or .img/.info files.
Do you have any ideas ?
OK, so if I understand correctly, you have created a mountpoint on the media server that contains a snapshot taken outside NBU that you want to backup.
I'm guessing then, you want a listing of what is in the snapshot by creating a .f file.
Unfortunately, this is impossible, there is no way to do it.
Thank you for your speedy reply.
Is there any way that using snapshot LUN to run backup job without participate Veritas OST ?
Not that I can think of as the ceation of the snapshot is done 'manually' outside of NetBackup, therefore there is no way to monitor when it has been created successfully, and thus for NBU to know when to start the backup job.
