Previewing references to a media server

This topic applies to NetBackup Enterprise Server.

Use the following procedure to preview the associations and references to a media server that you want to decommission. Symantec recommends that you preview the references to a media server before you decommission it.

The old server does not have to be up and responsive.

See About decommissioning a media server.

See Decommissioning a media server.

The nbdecommission command resides in the following directories:

UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd
Windows: install_path\Veritas\NetBackup\bin\admincmd

To preview references to a media server

Run the nbdecommission command on the master server or on a media server. The following is the command syntax:

nbdecommission -list_ref -oldserver OldServer > file.txt

Replace OldServer with the name of the host to be decommissioned. Replace file with a name that denotes its contents or purpose.
Analyze the output of the preview operation to ensure that the command captures all references to the old server. If it did not, make a list of the items that the command does not cover and fix them manually later.