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FujSOL
Level 4
13 years ago

NBU Command - Check backup jobs on Master server

Hello  

Got a query on an issue I am facing.

I am running backup commands from a client (Linux) which will initiate a snapshot.  The command is bpbackup

I am looking for a command which will check the status of the backup jobs which have been kicked off by the above command.

Do you know of any commands?

Thanks

FujSol

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  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    13 years ago

    Add log file  '-L /path/logfile' to the bpbackup command.

    You can then use 'tail -f /path/logfile'  in another window on the client to monitor progress.

    ***EDIT***

    Above is to monitor progress on client. Activity Monitor or bpdbjobs to monitor on Master....

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  • mph999's avatar
    mph999
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    bpdbjobs is the command line equiv of activity monitor.  This would I think haveto be run from the master server (or a media server).

    Martin

  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    As Martin says the bpdbjobs is the way

    You need to identify the job itself so could use bpstart_notify on the client to write out the job pic to a file and / or use  the bpend_notify to write to a file and then monitor that file

    As well as the parameters shown it also has the pid so if you enable multiple data streams and put the following in the bpstart_notify:

    @echo pid %stream_pid% > "c:\bpstart.log"

    It will pipe out the job pid

    If you put the following in the bpend_notify:

    @echo Stream PID %stream_pid% finished with status %5>>c:\bpend.log

    The status of each stream is pipe out when the job finishes

    Hope this give some ideas

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    Add log file  '-L /path/logfile' to the bpbackup command.

    You can then use 'tail -f /path/logfile'  in another window on the client to monitor progress.

    ***EDIT***

    Above is to monitor progress on client. Activity Monitor or bpdbjobs to monitor on Master....

  • FujSOL's avatar
    FujSOL
    Level 4
    13 years ago

    Hello Marianne

    During testing i tried using -L for bpbackup for a windows server and was presented with "EXIT STATUS 144: invalid command usage".  The bpbackup was calling a policy which was a simply a MS-Windows Policy.

    Is there a reason for the error?

    Many thanks

    Andrew

  • FujSOL's avatar
    FujSOL
    Level 4
    13 years ago

    bpbackup -i -p SDC02_SI_PWS_002 -S [MASTERSERVERNAME] -t 13 -h [CLIENTNAME] -s Full-Weekly -L e:\logfile

    bpbackup -i -p SDC02_SI_PWS_002 -S [MASTERSERVERNAME] -t 13 -h [CLIENTNAME] -s Full-Weekly

    Do you think the order of the command has anything to do with it?

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    I will do some tests today but our Lab server is offline at the moment...

  • Will_Restore's avatar
    Will_Restore
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    I get this msg on client. 

     

    bpbackup -i  can only be run on the Master server

  • Marianne's avatar
    Marianne
    Level 6
    13 years ago

    If we look at command usage, it does not really to matter where -L goes:

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO43639

    bpbackup -i [-p policy] [-h hostname] [-s schedule] [-S master_server...] [-t policy_type] [-L progress_log [-en]] [-w [hh:mm:ss]] [-k "keyword_phrase"]

    Please double-check that there is not already a file or folder called logfile in E:\

  • FujSOL's avatar
    FujSOL
    Level 4
    13 years ago

    Thanks Marianne - i am running the commands and i am seeing logs, I deleted what logs were in there and then ran the bpbackup command again.  Will keep you posted. 

    FujSol