command for Expire Tape Cleaning

[ChandanMistry]

which command is use for Expire Tape Cleaning?

[consoleadmin]

i am using the below command

run the patch as cmd (C:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd)\

run the command to clean it "bpexpdate -m tape name -d 0"

[AmolB]

Refer to NBU cheat sheet http://www.datadisk.co.uk/html_docs/veritas/veritas_netbackup_cs.htm

[Andy_Welburn]

before the scheduled clean-up job(s) actually run, in which case

e.g.

bpimage -cleanup -allclients  (to clean-up expired images from d/b)

followed by:

bpexpdate -deassignempty (to unassign media subsequently expired)

[consoleadmin · Accepted solution]

bpexpdate

bpexpdate – change expiration date of backups in image catalog and media in

media catalog

SYNOPSIS

<admin_dir_path>bpexpdate -m media_id -d date | 0 | infinity [-host

name] [-force] [-nodelete] [-notimmediate] [-M master_server,...]

<admin_dir_path>bpexpdate -deassignempty [-m media_id] [-force] [-M

master_server,...]

<admin_dir_path>bpexpdate -backupid backup_id -d date | 0 | infinity

[-client name] [-copy number] [-force] [-nodelete] [-notimmediate]

[-M master_server,...]

<admin_dir_path>bpexpdate -recalculate [-backupid backup_id] [-copy

number] [-d date | 0 | infinity] [-client name] [-policy name] [-ret

retention_level] [-sched type] [-M master_server,...]

<admin_dir_path>bpexpdate -stype server_type [-dp disk_pool_name [-dv

disk_volume]] [-nodelete] [-notimmediate] [-M master_server,...]

On UNIX and Linux systems, <admin_dir_path> is

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/

On Windows systems, <admin_dir_path> is

<install_path>\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\

[consoleadmin]

Have you tried my attached step. Hope it help you.

[Marianne]

ChandanMistry has not been back since July to check for replies.

We also don't really know what he wants to do.

 Expire Tape Cleaning?

 Expire Tape  and Tape Cleaning are two completely different concepts.....

[ChandanMistry]

Sorry for delay in Replying, I want the command to manually wipe the tape for the emergaency purpose, and it working.

Thankyou