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bg_joe
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11 years ago

Netbackup Start end time using command line

Hello,

I am looking for netbackup start and end time using command line.

I am using:

VERSION NetBackup 7.5
RELEASEDATE Wed Feb 08 02:15:39 CST 2012
BUILDNUMBER 20120207

When using the commands:

#bpdbjobs -most_columns| grep policy01 | awk -F"," '{print $1", "$5", "$7", "$9", "$10","$11}' | grep 3913
3913, policy01, server01, 1403812801, 0000000042,1403812843

# bpdbm -ctime 1403812801
1403812801 = Thu Jun 26 22:00:01 2014  = Start Time
# bpdbm -ctime 1403812843
1403812843 = Thu Jun 26 22:00:43 2014 = End Time

The problem is that the environment is used by multiple engineers that can delete log in activity monitor so I checked the "bpimagelist -l" command and the problem is that I don't have the same result

# bpimagelist -l -hoursago 24 -policy policy01 | grep server01 | awk '{print $14", "$15", "$45}'
1403812805, 13, 3913

# bpdbm -ctime 1403812805
1403812805 = Thu Jun 26 22:00:05 2014

As you can see the start time is different here than in bpdbjobs command and end time = 1403812805 + 13

#bpdbm -ctime 1403812818
1403812818 = Thu Jun 26 22:00:18 2014

I am not sure why we have these difference and which value are the correct one to use but your help will be appreciated.

Many thanks

 

 

  • bpimagelist is the one to use. 
    This will also be the image timestamp and the start time when looking for backups to browse/restore.

  • Start time in Activity is when the job goes active. 
    Resources get assigned, media server connects to client, then backup starts.
    Only at this point is the image created.

    So, understandably the Activity Monitor start time will be earlier than image start time.

  • Thanks Marianne,

    is there a way to get the start / end time with a command that don't rely on the activity monitor log?

    Many thanks

  • bpimagelist is the one to use. 
    This will also be the image timestamp and the start time when looking for backups to browse/restore.

  • Hello,

     

    I love the CLI myself but recently I have discovered this type of reporting is best pulled from OpsCenter.

     

    Give it a try.

  • Thanks for the suggestion Riaan but i need the result in command line.

    Many thanks Marianne I will use the result from bpimagelist