Symantec NetBackup Windows Commands Tutorial

NetBackup for Windows:

NetBackup Operations

Commands in this section are located in the install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd directory.  Use -h or -? to display command options.

If You Want To…	Use the … Command	Or Use the NetBackup Administration Console …
Configure or view Global Attributes	bpconfig	NetBackup ManagementàHost PropertiesàMaster ServersàRight-click on a serveràProperties
Verify backup images	bpverify	NetBackup ManagementàCatalogàSearch tab
Back up catalogs (hot)	bpbackup	NetBackup ManagementàPoliciesàRight-click the hot catalog backup policy
Recover catalogs (hot)	bprecover	NetBackup ManagementàRecover the Catalog Wizard
List volumes used for backups	bpimagelist	NetBackup ManagementàReportsàMedia Written
Freeze, unfreeze, suspend, or unsuspend media	bpmedia	Media and Device ManagementàMediaàRight-click on a Volume
Label volumes	bplabel	Media and Device ManagementàMediaàRight-click on a Volume
Create/view policy information	bppllist	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Administer policy attributes	bpplinfo	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Administer clients in a policy	bpplclients	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Administer the policy file list	bpplinclude	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Modify an existing schedule window in a policy	bpplschedwin	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Create, copy, or rename a policy	bppolicynew	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Add, delete, or list a schedule within a policy	bpplsched	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Modify a schedule within a policy	bpplschedrep	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Administer NetBackup licenses	bpminlicense	Help menu àLicense Keys
Add a new storage unit	bpstuadd	NetBackup ManagementàRight-click Storage UnitsàNew
Display storage units	bpstulist	NetBackup ManagementàStorage Units
Modify a storage unit	bpsturep	NetBackup ManagementàStorage UnitsàRight-click on a storage unitàChange
Expire an image	bpexpdate	NetBackup ManagementàCatalogsàRight-click an imageàExpire
Initiate a user-directed backup	bpbackup	Backup, Archive, and RestoreàBackup Files tab
Monitor processes	bpps	Activity MonitoràProcess tab
Restore files	bprestore	Backup, Archive, and RestoreàRestore Files tab

 

Media Manager Operations

Commands in this section are located in the install_path\Volmgr\bin directory.  Use -h or -? to display command options.

If You Want To…	Use the … Command	Or Use the NetBackup Administration Console …
Add volumes to the volume database	vmadd	Media and Device ManagementàRight-click MediaàNew Volumes
Change media information in the volume database	vmchange	Media and Device ManagementàMediaàRight-click on a volumeàChange
Report the contents of a robotic library or compare the contents of a robotic library against the volume configuration	vmcheckxxx	Media and Device ManagementàMediaàRobotsà Right-click on a robotàInventory Robot Media and Device ManagementàDevicesàRobotsà Right-click on a robotàInventory Robot
Manage and monitor devices	vmoprcmd	Media and Device ManagementàDevice Monitor Media and Device ManagementàActivity Monitor
Add, change, delete, or list volume pools	vmpool	Media and Device ManagementàMediaàVolume Pools
Query the volume database or assign/ deassign media	vmquery	Not applicable
Update volumes	vmupdate	Media and Device ManagementàRight-click MediaàChange

Veritas NetBackup Unix Commands Tutorial

NetBackup  for UNIX:

NetBackup Operations

Commands in this section are located in the /usr/openv/netbackup/bin directory.  Use -h or -? to display command options.

If You Want To…	Use the … Command	Or Use the NetBackup Administration Console …
Configure or view Global Attributes	bpconfig or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàHost PropertiesàMaster ServersàRight-click on a serveràProperties
Verify backup images	bpverify	NetBackup ManagementàCatalogàSearch tab
Back up catalogs (hot)	bpbackup	NetBackup ManagementàPoliciesàRight-click the hot catalog backup policy
Recover catalogs (hot)	bprecover	NetBackup ManagementàRecover the Catalog Wizard
List volumes used for backups	bpimagelist	NetBackup ManagementàReportsàMedia Written
Freeze, unfreeze, suspend, or unsuspend media	bpmedia	Media and Device ManagementàMediaàRight-click on a Volume
Label volumes	bplabel	Media and Device ManagementàMediaàRight-click on a Volume
Create/view policy information	bppllist or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Administer policy attributes	bpplinfo or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Administer clients in a policy	bpplclients or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Administer the policy file list	bpplinclude or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Modify an existing schedule window in a policy	bpplschedwin or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Create, copy, or rename a policy	bppolicynew or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Add, delete, or list a schedule within a policy	bpplsched or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Modify a schedule within a policy	bpplschedrep or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàPolicies
Administer NetBackup licenses	get_license_key	Help menu àLicense Keys
Add a new storage unit	bpstuadd or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàRight-click Storage UnitsàNew
Display storage units	bpstulist or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàStorage Units
Modify a storage unit	bpsturep or bpadm	NetBackup ManagementàStorage UnitsàRight-click on a storage unitàChange
Expire an image	bpexpdate	NetBackup ManagementàCatalogsàRight-click an imageàExpire
Launch the Admin. Console	jnbSA	Not applicable
Launch the Backup, Archive, and Restore interface	jbpSA	Backup, Archive, and Restore
Initiate a user-directed backup	bpbackup or bpadm	Backup, Archive, and RestoreàBackup Files tab
Monitor processes	bpps	Activity MonitoràProcess tab
Restore files	bprestore	Backup, Archive, and RestoreàRestore Files tab

 

Media Manager Operations

Commands in this section are located in the /usr/openv/volmgr/bin directory.  Use -h or -? to display command options.

If You Want To…	Use the … Command	Or Use the NetBackup Administration Console …
Add volumes to the volume database	vmadd	Media and Device ManagementàRight-click MediaàNew Volumes
Change media information in the volume database	vmchange	Media and Device ManagementàMediaàRight-click on a volumeàChange
Report the contents of a robotic library or compare the contents of a robotic library against the volume configuration	vmcheckxxx	Media and Device ManagementàMediaàRobotsà Right-click on a robotàInventory Robot Media and Device ManagementàDevicesàRobotsà Right-click on a robotàInventory Robot
Manage and monitor devices	vmoprcmd	Media and Device ManagementàDevice Monitor Media and Device ManagementàActivity Monitor
Add, change, delete, or list volume pools	vmpool	Media and Device ManagementàMediaàVolume Pools
Query the volume database or assign/ deassign media	vmquery	Not applicable
Update volumes	vmupdate	Media and Device ManagementàRight-click MediaàChange

SUDO CONFIGURATION TUTORIAL







sudo  is a program for Unix-like computer operating systems that allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user (normally the superuser, or root). Its name is a concatenation of the su command (which grants the user a shell of another user, normally the superuser) and "do", or take action.

sudo works under Linux / Mac OS X and all UNIX like operating systems. Sudo allows you to delegate authority to give certain users or groups of users the ability to run some commands as root or another user while providing an audit trail of the commands and their arguments via a log file. With sudo you don't have to share root password with anybody.

Unlike the su command, users typically supply their own password to sudo rather than the root password. After authentication, and if the/etc/sudoers configuration file permits the user access, then the system will invoke the requested command.

visudo is a command-line utility that allows editing of the /etc/sudoers file in a safe fashion. It opens /etc/sudoers using the vi editor's interface, prevents multiple simultaneous edits with locks, performs sanity checks and checks for parse errors.

Login as a normal user and create a new user account.

For creating a user account, we need a root privilege. 

Sudo's main configuration file is /etc/sudoers. Do not edit this using any editors.

Use " visudo " utility to edit the file.

Usage /etc/sudoers Syntax

Following is the general syntax used by /etc/sudoers file:
USER HOSTNAME=COMMAND
Where,

§  USER: Name of normal user

§  HOSTNAME: Where command is allowed to run. It is the hostname of the system where this rule applies. sudo is designed so you can use one sudoers file on all of your systems. This space allows you to set per-host rules.

§  COMMAND: A simple filename allows the user to run the command with any arguments he/she wishes. However, you may also specify command line arguments (including wildcards). Alternately, you can specify “” to indicate that the command may only be run without command line arguments.

root ALL=(ALL) ALL

senthil1 ALL=Commands  ALL

senthil1 ALL=/usr/sbin/useradd, /usr/sbin/userdel

Senthil1 user can execute these two admin commands without the root password.

Login as a normal user, create user using "useradd senthil4"

You need to execute the command with "sudo"

$ sudo /usr/sbin/useradd  senthil5

Check with the /etc/passwd file.

cat /etc/passwd

Any other user trying to delete the user accounts using the sudo ... it will be logged.

sudo logs are stored in "/var/log/secure" file

cat /var/log/secure

All the sudo executes  are logged in this file ie successful as well as unsuccessful.