copy images from tape to tape

[paho]

Hi all,

I have to copy images from a old tape to a new tape with bpduplicate

I have tried with "bpduplicate -id <media ID> -dp <destination pool>"

Netbackup start and exit the job with EX 144 -> invalid command usage.

What is the appropriate bpduplicate switches? I am collapsed with this command  "bpduplcate"

Thanks.

Kind Regards

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# bpduplicate -help
bpduplicate: -npc <new primary copy> -backupid <backup id> [-local] [-client <name>]
bpduplicate: [-dstunit <destination storage unit label>[,<stunit-copy2>,...,<stunit-copyn>]]
    [-p] [-pb] [-PM] [-PD] [-v] [-local] [-client <name>]
    [-Bidfile <file_name>]
    [-st <sched_type>] [-sl <sched_label>] [-L <output_file> [-en]]
    [-dp <destination pool name>[,<poolname-copy2>,...,<poolname-copyn]]
    [-owner <media_share_grp>[,<share_grp-copy2>,...,<share_grp-copyn]]
    [-shost <source host>]
    [-policy <name>] [-s mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS] [-e mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS]
    [-pt <policy_type>] [-hoursago <hours>]
    [[-cn <copy number>] | [-primary]]
    [-M master_server] [-altreadhost <hostname>]
    [-backupid <backup_id>] [-id <media_id>]
    [-rl <retention_level>[,<rl-copy2>,...,<rl-copyn>]]
    [-fail_on_error <0 | 1>[,...,<0 | 1>]]
    [-mpx] [-priority <number>] [-number_copies <number>]
    [-set_primary <copy_index>] [-bc_only] [-granular_proxy <hostname>]
    [-dcn <destination copy number 1>[,<dcn-copy2>,...,<dcn-copyn>]]

       Valid values for sched_type:
           FULL, INCR, CINC, UBAK, UARC, NOT_ARCHIVE

       Valid values for policy_type:
           Standard,  Oracle,  Informix-On-BAR,  Sybase,
           MS-SharePoint,  NetWare,  DataTools-SQL-BackTrack,
           MS-Windows-NT,  OS/2,  MS-SQL-Server,  MS-Exchange-Server,
           SAP,  DB2,  NDMP,  FlashBackup,  Split-Mirror,
           AFS,  DataStore,  Lotus-Notes,  NCR-Teradata,
           FlashBackup-Windows,  NBU-Catalog,  Generic,
           PureDisk-Export

       Valid values for copy_index:
            0 = do not change primary copy(default)
            1 = 1st new copy will be primary
            2 = 2nd new copy will be primary ...
            n = nth new copy will be primary
 

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NAME
     bpduplicate - create a copy of backups  that  NetBackup  has
     created

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpduplicate           -npc
          new_primary_copy  -backupid backup_id [-local] [-client
          name]

     /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/bpduplicate
          [-number_copies            number]            [-dstunit
          destination_storage_unit_label [,copy2,...,copyn]  [-dp
          destination_volume_pool_name  [,copy2,...,copyn]  [-p |
          -pb | -PD | -PM]  [-Bidfile  file_name]  [-v]  [-local]
          [-client  name]  [-st sched_type] [-sl sched_label] [-L
          output_file [-en]] [-shost source_host] [-policy  name]
          [-s date] [-e date] [-pt policy_type] [-hoursago hours]
          [[-cn copy_number]  |  [-primary]]  [-M  master_server]
          [-altreadhost   hostname]  [-backupid  backup_id]  [-id
          media_id] [-rl retention_level[,rl-copy2,...,rl-copyn]]
          [-fail_on_error    0|1[,...,0|1]]   [-mpx]   [-priority
          number]     [-set_primary      copy_index]      [-owner
          media_share_grp[,share_group_copy2,...
          share_group_copyn]]

DESCRIPTION
     The bpduplicate command allows a copy  of  a  backup  to  be
     created. The bpduplicate command can also change the primary
     copy in order to enable restoring from a duplicated  backup.
     The  primary copy is used to satisfy restore requests and is
     initially the original copy.

     Multiplexed duplications can be created by  using  the  -mpx
     option.  Refer to the discussion of the -mpx option for more
     information.

     The duplicated backup has a separate  expiration  date  from
     the  original. Initially, the expiration date of the copy is
     set to the expiration date of the original. You  can  change
     the expiration date of the copy or the original by using the
     bpexpdate command.

     Use bpduplicate to create up to 10 copies of unexpired back-
     ups.

     Authorized users can execute this command.

     For more information about NetBackup authorization, refer to
     the NetBackup Security and Encryption Guide.

OPTIONS
     -altreadhost hostname

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               Specify an alternate host from which to  read  the
               media.  The  default condition is that bpduplicate
               reads the source media from  the  host  that  per-
               formed the backup.

     -backupid backup_id

               Specifies the backup ID  of  a  single  backup  to
               duplicate or for which to change the primary copy.

     -Bidfile file_name

               file_name specifies a file that contains a list of
               backup  IDs  to  be duplicated. List one backup ID
               per line in the file. If this parameter is  speci-
               fied, other selection criteria is ignored.

               In addition, the file that is specified  with  the
               -Bidfile parameter is removed during the execution
               of that command line interface (CLI). This  action
               happens  because  the  NetBackup GUIs commonly use
               this  parameter.  They  expect  the   command-line
               interface  to  remove  the temporary file that was
               used for  the  -Bidfile  option  upon  completion.
               Direct  command-line  interface users can also use
               the option; however, it removes the file.

     -client name

               Specifies the name of the client that produced the
               originals and is used as search criteria for back-
               ups to duplicate. The default is all clients.

               When you specify -client with the -npc  option  to
               change  the primary copy, NetBackup first searches
               for the backup ID that belongs to the client. This
               search is useful if the client name has changed.

     -cn copy_number|-primary

               Determines the copy  number  to  duplicate.  Valid
               values are 1 through 10. The default is 1.

               -primary indicates to  bpduplicate  to  search  or
               duplicate the primary copy.

     -dp destination_volume_pool_name [,copy2,...,copyn]

               Specifies the volume pool for the duplicates. Net-
               Backup  does  not verify that the media ID that is
               selected for the duplicate copy is  not  the  same
               media ID where the original resides. Therefore, to

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               avoid the possibility of  a  deadlock,  specify  a
               different  volume  pool  than  where  the original
               media  ID  resides.  The  default  pool  name   is
               NB_duplicates.

               Specify a pool for each copy that you specify.

     -dstunit destination_storage_unit_label [,copy2,...,copyn]

               Specifies  the  destination  storage  unit.   This
               parameter is required to duplicate backups. Do not
               specify this  option  to  preview  backups  to  be
               duplicated  (-p,  -pb,  -PM, or -PD options) or to
               change the primary copy (-npc option). This option
               does not have a default.

               Specify a storage unit  for  each  copy  that  you
               specify.

     -e date

     -s date    Specifies the end (-e) or start (-s) of the range
               of  dates  and  times  that include all backups to
               duplicate. The default end  date  is  the  current
               date  and time. The default start time is 24 hours
               before the current date and time.

               The format of date depends on  the  user's  locale
               setting.  See  the NOTES section for more informa-
               tion. For the C locale, the date syntax is as fol-
               lows:

                        mm/dd/yy [hh[:mm[:ss]]]

     -fail_on_error 0|1[,0|1,...,0|1]

               Specifies whether to fail the  other  duplications
               if the copy fails, where:

               0 - Do not fail the other copies

               1 - Fail the other copies

               Specify one for each copy that you specify.

     -hoursago hours

               Specifies the number of hours before  the  current
               time to search for backups. Do not use with the -s
               option. The default is the previous midnight.

     -id media_id

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               avoid the possibility of  a  deadlock,  specify  a
               different  volume  pool  than  where  the original
               media  ID  resides.  The  default  pool  name   is
               NB_duplicates.

               Specify a pool for each copy that you specify.

     -dstunit destination_storage_unit_label [,copy2,...,copyn]

               Specifies  the  destination  storage  unit.   This
               parameter is required to duplicate backups. Do not
               specify this  option  to  preview  backups  to  be
               duplicated  (-p,  -pb,  -PM, or -PD options) or to
               change the primary copy (-npc option). This option
               does not have a default.

               Specify a storage unit  for  each  copy  that  you
               specify.

     -e date

     -s date    Specifies the end (-e) or start (-s) of the range
               of  dates  and  times  that include all backups to
               duplicate. The default end  date  is  the  current
               date  and time. The default start time is 24 hours
               before the current date and time.

               The format of date depends on  the  user's  locale
               setting.  See  the NOTES section for more informa-
               tion. For the C locale, the date syntax is as fol-
               lows:

                        mm/dd/yy [hh[:mm[:ss]]]

     -fail_on_error 0|1[,0|1,...,0|1]

               Specifies whether to fail the  other  duplications
               if the copy fails, where:

               0 - Do not fail the other copies

               1 - Fail the other copies

               Specify one for each copy that you specify.

     -hoursago hours

               Specifies the number of hours before  the  current
               time to search for backups. Do not use with the -s
               option. The default is the previous midnight.

     -id media_id

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               Search the image catalog for backups to  duplicate
               that  are  on  this  media  ID. If the original is
               fragmented between different media IDs,  NetBackup
               duplicates  only  the  backups  that  exist on the
               specified media ID. Backups that  span  media  are
               duplicated,  but  not  any  other  backups  on the
               spanned media ID.

     -L output_file [-en]

               Specifies the name of a file  in  which  to  write
               progress  information. The default is not to use a
               progress file.

               Include the  -en  option  to  generate  a  log  in
               English.  The  name of the log contains the string
               _en. This option is useful to support the  person-
               nel that assist in a distributed environment where
               different  locales  may  create  logs  of  various
               languages.

     -local     When bpduplicate runs from a host other than  the
               master server and -local is not used (default) the
               following occurs: it starts a remote copy  of  the
               command on the master server.

               The remote copy allows  the  command  to  be  ter-
               minated from the Activity Monitor.

               Use this option  to  prevent  the  creation  of  a
               remote copy on the master server. You can also run
               bpduplicate only from the host where it  was  ini-
               tiated.

               If the -local option is used,  bpduplicate  cannot
               be canceled from the Activity Monitor.

     -M master_server

               Specifies the master server that manages the media
               catalog  that  has the media ID. If this option is
               not specified, the default is one of  the  follow-
               ing:

               For NetBackup Server:

               NetBackup Server supports  only  one  server  (the
               master)  with  no remote media servers. Therefore,
               the default in this case is always  the  NetBackup
               Server master where you run the command.

               For NetBackup Enterprise Server:

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               If the command is run on  a  master  server,  then
               that server is the default.

               If the command is run on a media  server  that  is
               not  the  master,  then  the master for that media
               server is the default.

     -mpx       Specifies that  when  you  duplicate  multiplexed
               backups,  NetBackup creates multiplexed backups on
               the destination media, which reduces the  time  to
               duplicate multiplexed backups.

               Multiplexed duplication is not supported for:

               o    Non-multiplexed backups

               o    Backups from disk type storage units

               o    Backups to disk type storage units

               o    FlashBackup or NDMP backups

               If backups in the previous categories are  encoun-
               tered  during  duplication,  NetBackup  duplicates
               them first and uses  non-multiplexed  duplication.
               Then,  the  multiplexed  backups are duplicated by
               using multiplexed duplication.

               If all the backups in a multiplexed group are  not
               duplicated,  the duplicated multiplexed group have
               a different layout of  fragments.  (A  multiplexed
               group  is  a  set of backups that were multiplexed
               together during a single multiplexing session.)

               If this option is not specified, all  backups  are
               duplicated by using non-multiplexed duplication.

               For more information on multiplex operations,  see
               the NetBackup Administrator's Guide.

     -npc new_primary_copy

               Allows the primary copy to be changed.  The  value
               can  be 1 through 10. The -backupid option must be
               specified with this option.

     -number_copies number

               Specifies the number  of  copies  to  be  created.
               Without  the  Inline Tape Copy option or NetBackup
               Vault extension that is installed, the  value  can
               be set to 1 only. The default is 1.

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               Use with -dstunit, -dp, -fail_on_error, and -r1:

               -number_copies             2              -dstunit
               stunit-copy1,stunit-copy2

               -number_copies 2 -dp pool1, pool2

share_group_copyn]
     -owner         media_share_group          [,share_group_copy2,...

               Specifies  the  share  group  for  the  duplicate.
               Specify a share  group  for  each  copy  that  you
               specify.

     -p         Previews backups to be duplicated  according  the
               option settings, but does not perform the duplica-
               tion. Displays the media IDs, server name, backups
               that are not candidates for duplication (and why),
               and information about the  backups  to  be  dupli-
               cated.

     -pb        Previews the duplication but does not perform the
               duplication.  Similar  to  the -p option, but does
               not display information about the backups.

     -PD        Same as the -PM option, except that it sorts  and
               displays  the  backups by date and time (newest to
               oldest).

     -PM        Displays the information on  the  backups  to  be
               duplicated  according  to the option settings, but
               does not  perform  the  duplication.  This  format
               first  displays  the  backup  IDs  that  cannot be
               duplicated  and  why  (for  example,  because  the
               backup  already  has  two copies). It displays the
               following information about the backup:  date  and
               time  of  the backup, policy, schedule, backup ID,
               host, media ID or path, copy number,  and  whether
               the copy is the primary copy:

               1 = Primary copy

               0 = Not primary copy

     -policy name

               Searches for backups to duplicate in the specified
               policy. The default is all policies.

     -priority number

               Enables you to configure backup policies to run at

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               a  lesser  or  a higher priority than disk staging
               duplication.

     -pt policy_type

               Search for the backups that the  specified  policy
               type created. The default is any policy type.

               Valid values are:

               Informix-On-BAR

               Oracle

               Macintosh

               MS-Exchange-Server

               MS-Windows

               MS-SharePoint

               MS-SQL-Server

               NDMP

               Netware

               OS/2

               Standard

               Sybase

     Note      The following policy types apply only to NetBackup
               Enterprise Server.

               AFS

               DataTools-SQL-BackTrack

               DB2

               FlashBackup

               SAP

               Split-Mirror

     -rl retention_level[,rl-copy2,...,rl-copyn]

               Provides a retention level for each copy that  you

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               specify.

               If no retention levels are specified, the  expira-
               tion  date  of  the original copy is used for each
               copy. If a  retention  period  is  indicated,  the
               expiration  date  for  the copy is the backup date
               plus the retention period.

               For example, if a backup was created  on  November
               14,  2003,  and  its retention period is one week,
               the new copy's expiration  date  is  November  21,
               2003.

               A value of -1 indicates that the original  expira-
               tion date is used for the copy.

     -set_primary copy_index

               Specify a new copy to become the primary copy.

               copy_index is one of the following:

               0 = Do not change the primary copy (default)

               1 = First new copy is the primary copy

               2 = Second new copy is the primary copy

               3 = Third new copy is the primary copy, and so on.

               copy_index cannot be greater than the  bpduplicate
               -number_copies value.

               If the copy  specified  to  be  the  primary  copy
               fails,  but  other copies are successful, the pri-
               mary copy does not change from its current value.

     -shost source_host

               Specifies that only the backups that  are  created
               on  the specified backup server are considered for
               duplication. The default is to consider all  back-
               ups regardless of the backup server.

     -sl sched_label

               Search for backups to duplicate that the specified
               schedule created. The default is all schedules.

     -st sched_type

               Search for backups to duplicate that the specified

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               schedule type created. The default is any schedule
               type.

               Valid values are:

               FULL (full backup)

               INCR (differential-incremental backup)

               CINC (cumulative-incremental backup)

               UBAK (user backup)

               UARC (user archive)

               NOT_ARCHIVE (all backups except user archive)

     -v         Selects the verbose mode. When  you  specify  the
               debug and progress logs, it includes more informa-
               tion.

NOTES
     The format that you must use for date  and  time  values  in
     NetBackup commands varies according to your locale setting.

     If you are uncertain of the NetBackup  command  requirements
     for your locale, enter the command with the -help option and
     check the USAGE. For example, the following  is  the  output
     for the -s and -e options:

     [-s mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS] [-e mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS]

     Notice the month/day/year and hours:minutes:seconds require-
     ments.  These  are for a locale setting of C and can be dif-
     ferent for other locales.

     See the locale(1) man page for detailed information.

EXAMPLES
     Example 1

     The following command (all on one line) lists backups with a
     copy  number of 1. They were backed up by the policy that is
     named stdpolicy, and  created  between  July  1,  2006,  and
     August 1, 2006.

     bpduplicate -PM -cn  1  -policy  stdpolicy  -s  07/01/06  -e
     08/01/06

     Example 2

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     The following command can be all on one line, or you can use
     a  backslash  continuation character. The command duplicates
     copy 1 of the backups that are listed in file bidfile in the
     tmp directory. The destination storage unit is unit1 and the
     destination pool is dup_pool. Progress information is  writ-
     ten to bpdup.ls.

          bpduplicate -dstunit unit1 -Bidfile /tmp/bidfile -L /tmp/bpdup.ls -dp dup_po
ol -cn 1

     Example 3

     The following command can be all on one line, or you can use
     a  backslash  continuation  character. It is the same as the
     previous example, except multiplexed backups are  duplicated
     by using multiplexed duplication.

          bpduplicate -dstunit unit1 -Bidfile /tmp/bidfile -mpx
          -L /tmp/bpdup.ls -dp dup_pool -cn 1

FILES
     /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/admin/*

     /usr/openv/netbackup/db/images/*

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[Nick_F1]

 If all you're going to do is spew out the manual why not just link to it?

[Karthikeyan_Sun]

Only 10 Pages u got bob ?

[S_H1]

Try add "-dstulit" option.

"bpduplicate -id <media ID> -dp <destination pool> -dstunit <destination_storage_unit>"

[Stumpr2]

 If all you're going to do is spew out the manual why not just link to it?

I'm new to the forum :)
 

[rookie11]

heyy stumper dude what do u do ?
r u symantec emplyee bcoz u hav answers in every topic
u hav posted messages in other website about NBU  also other than symantec forum