Rename a policy

[Calzor_Suzay]

Is there a easy way to rename an existing policy?

We're running 6.5.3 on Solaris and the java gui to admin, from the java gui you can't just right click and rename a policy, do you have to copy and add new each time?

[rjrumfelt · Accepted solution]

 

bppolicynew

NAME
bppolicynew - create, copy, or rename a NetBackup policy

SYNOPSIS
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bppolicynew policy_name [-verbose] [-M master_server,...]
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bppolicynew policy_name -sameas existing_policy_name [-verbose] [-M master_server,...]
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bppolicynew existing_policy_name -renameto policy_name [-verbose] [-M master_server,...]

DESCRIPTION
bppolicynew performs one of the following operations on a NetBackup policy:
■ Create a new policy with default attribute values
■ Create a new policy with the same attributes as an existing policy
■ Rename an existing policy

[Karthikeyan_Sun]

Goto: C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\db\class and rename the required policy named folder.

Its Just rename Process :)

[Will_Restore]

The manual also mentions that renaming a policy breaks the association between the policy and its backup images.  A major effect of this is that any incremental backups will be run as full backups the next time they are run.  
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/268780.htm