searching file in netbackup catalog always returns "EXIT STATUS 227: no entity was found"

[NortonsFan]

Any pointers to the solution will be useful,

We are  trying to search a file in netbackup catalog using below command

Master Server runs in Unix and the file that's searched belongs to Windows Lotus Domino Client  -  nsf mail file

The below command is returning "EXIT STATUS 227: no entity was found"

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bplist -C someclient  -t 0  -l -R -s 11/01/2011 -e 11/08/2011 /  
EXIT STATUS 227: no entity was found

/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bplist -C someclient  -t 0  -l -R -s 11/01/2011 -e 11/09/2011 /D
EXIT STATUS 227: no entity was found

[Andy_Welburn]

The first thing that comes to mind is -t 0 which means "Standard" is that correct? Would've thought it'd be

13 MS-Windows-NT

or

25 Lotus-Notes

DOCUMENTATION: A listing of policy types and how they are used with bplist and other VERITAS NetBackup (tm) commands.
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH27299
  

[J_H_Is_gone]

The valid range of dates is from 01/01/1970 00:00:00 to 01/19/2038 03:14:07. The default is the current date minus six months.

try adding the time in military format 

so

-s 11/01/2011 08:00:00 -e 11/08/2011 17:00:00

[Nicolai]

I have documented some bplist examples at my website:

http://www.mass.dk/netbackup/quick-hints/75-bplist-a-handy-tool-for-the-netbackup-admin.html

The page also conatin a list of valid -t values.

Listing files from a master server

bplist -B -C  host.acme.com  -l -R -t 13 -s 06/05/2010 /

[Marianne]

Other than everything already mentioned, also carefully check the spelling of the client name. It MUST match the name exactly that is in the policy.
someclient != Someclient != someclient.fqdn

[NortonsFan]

Hi Nic,

Thanks for sharing your weblink, It has good distilled wisdom of information

related to Netbackup. Thanks for documenting your experiences with Netbackup  

[NortonsFan]

Hi Andy,

Thanks for sharing the symantec link on bplist.

Good article.