11-16-2011 08:54 AM
Which command will list tape/media with barcode ?
bpimagelist command list only the mediaid of a tape,
how to get barcode listing of that media
11-16-2011 09:13 AM
11-16-2011 03:19 PM
Thanks Marianne for support.
of vmquery & nbemmcmd , which one is safe to execute and has least previlege
11-16-2011 03:28 PM
Hi Mate,
Both are good commands, use vmquery I suggest.
11-16-2011 08:18 PM
The commands need the same access level - root if you are using a Unix master.
They are safe because they only report on tape status.
vmquery is located in volmgr/bin and nbemmcmd in netbackup/bin/admincmd.
nbemmcmd gives additional media status. You will see the difference when you run the commands.
For detailed info on NBU commands, see NBU Commands Reference Guide http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC3684
12-13-2011 06:06 AM
Nortonsfan
Please let us know if we managed to answer your query?
I have run some tests today with these commands as root and as normal user:
Herewith first 3 lines output from 'vmquery':
/root >vmquery -m 000031
================================================================================
media ID: 000031
media type: 1/2" cartridge tape 2 (14)
barcode: 000031
nbemmcmd:
/root >nbemmcmd -listmedia -mediaid 000031
NBEMMCMD, Version:7.1
====================================================================
Media GUID: dbe285d6-1754-11e1-8000-8811c0cc8f89
Media ID: 000031
Partner: -
Media Type: HCART2
Volume Group: 001_00000_TLD
Application: Netbackup
Media Flags: 1
Description: Scratch Media
Barcode: 000031
.....
....
Although nbemmcmd seem to have execute permission for everyone, it can only be run by root (or if sudo access has been granted by OS admins):
$ ls -l nbemmcmd
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root daemon 1028182 Feb 4 2011 nbemmcmd
running command as user 'admin':
[admin@master admincmd]$ ./nbemmcmd -listmedia -mediaid 000031
NBEMMCMD, Version:7.1
You are not authorized to run this command.
Command did not complete successfully.
vmquery worked as user 'admin':
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root daemon 409952 Feb 4 2011 vmquery
[admin@master ]$ /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmquery -m 000031
================================================================================
media ID: 000031
media type: 1/2" cartridge tape 2 (14)
barcode: 000031
.....
Hope this helps?