locating file within the catalog

[iscalar2000]

Hi,

I would like to know (in case someone will ask if one particular file is backed-up and when... ) if there is already a script out there that does this:
- Locate a file on the catalog
- when was the last successful backup of that file (on which client)

If i have to do that myself, what are the commands i shall have to use.

Thanks.

[Srikanth_Gubbal]

Hi,

you can use backup, archive and restore

once you select the client, you can search for items to restore.

from this you can find when was the last successfull backup.

regards,

Srikanth.

[iscalar2000]

Hi Srikanth,
Thanks for the reply, i already knew that method which is helpful indeed. I was looking for a command line alternative which might be faster and look for multiple clients, suppose you can tell people without the hastle of browsing through the restore window "Yes, that file you accidently deleted has been  backed-up on ... " wouldnt that be great ?

[Stumpr2]

 # bplist -help
USAGE: bplist [-A | -B] [-C client] [-S master_server]
      [-t policy_type] [-k policy] [-keyword "keyword phrase"]
      [-F] [-R [n]] [-b | -c | -u] [-l] [-Listpolicy] [-Listseconds]
      [-r] [-T] [-I] [-PI] [-unix_files | -nt_files] [-flops file_options]
      [-s mm/dd/yyyy  [HH:MM:SS]] [-e mm/dd/yyyy  [HH:MM:SS]] [filename]

[iscalar2000]

Thanks Stumpr, thats what i was looking for ...

[Srikanth_Gubbal]

Hi,

i was bit late in replying, actually i was trying the output of that command and also trying different combinations of that....

Bob: can you help me in using this, as i get EXIT STATUS 227 : no entity was found.

regards,

Srikanth.

[Stumpr2]

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srikanthgubbala wrote:

Bob: can you help me in using this, as i get EXIT STATUS 227 : no entity was found.

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Most people get this error until they understand the usage of the command. It can be a pain. just one mis-type, misused parameter, or even the wrong case sensitivity will gie that error, I suggest first locating a particular file via the BAR GUI and then try listing it with the bplist command just to get used to the command.

[Srikanth_Gubbal]

Thanks BOB

regards,

Srikanth.

[Stumpr2]

You can also use the command bpflist

# bpflist -help
bpflist: [-l | -L | -U] [-v]
    [-M master_server...]
    [-d mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS][-e mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:SS]
    [-ut <unixtime for start and end date>]
    [-st sched_type]
    [-policy policy_name][-client client_name]
    [-keyword "keyword phrase"][-pattern fullpath]
    [-pt policy_type]
    [-user name][-group name][-raw mode]
    [-backupid name][-force_print]
    [-psep path_separator_character]
    [-malgo match_algorithm (0 1 2 or 3)]
    [-rl recursion_level (0..999)]
    [-option <list of:
        NONE ONE_PASS NO_HSHAKE GET_ALL_FILES
        INCLUDE_TIR ONLY_TIR ONLY_DIRS FILESYSTEM_ONLY
        ONE_CONNECT INCLUDE_RAW_INCR INCLUDE_BITMAP INCLUDE_FSMAP
        INCLUDE_EDI IGNORE_CASE INCLUDE_EFI>]

bpflist: -complete -policy policy_name [-client client_name][-st sched_type][-bt <unixtime>]

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

       Valid values for policy_type:
           Standard  Apollo-wbak  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