bmrprep
bmrprep — prepare a client for restore or discovery
SYNOPSIS
<nbu_dir_path>bmrprep
-restore -client clientName -config
configurationName -srt srtName [-policy policyName] [-logging] [-runep] [-systemonly]
[-import] [-enddate enddate]
[-quickformat]
<nbu_dir_path>bmrprep
-discover -newconfig configurationName
-srt srtName [-client clientName -config configurationName] -address clientAddress -default defaultGateway -netmask netmask -mac clientMacAddress -server nbuServerAddress -console consoleDeviceName -architecture architectureName [-gateway serverGateway] [-logging] [-runep]
On
Windows systems, <nbu_dir_path> is
<install_path>\NetBackup\bin\
DESCRIPTION
The bmrprep command prepares a Bare Metal Restore
client for a restore or for a hardware discovery process. This
command only runs on the Bare Metal Restore master server.
OPTIONS
- -address clientAddress
-
(UNIX and Linux clients only.) IP address of the
client, in dotted decimal notation. Required only for a
-discover operation; optional if
-client and -config options are specified.
- -architecture
architectureName
-
(UNIX and Linux clients only.) Architecture of the
client to be discovered. Required only for a -discover operation; optional if -client and -config
options are specified.
- -client clientName
-
Name of the client to restore.
- -config configurationName
-
Name of the configuration to use.
- -console consoleDeviceName
-
(UNIX and Linux clients only.) Name of the console
device to use during discovery. Required only for a -discover operation; optional if you specify the
-client and -config options or use media boot.
- -default defaultGateway
-
(UNIX and Linux clients only.) Default gateway
address, in dotted decimal notation. Required only for a
-discover operation; optional if you
specify the -client and -config options or use media boot.
- -discover
-
(UNIX and Linux clients only.) Perform a hardware
discovery. Cannot be used with -restore.
- -enddate enddate
-
Date for point-in-time restores.
The required date and
time values format in NetBackup commands varies according to your
locale. The /user/openv/msg/.conf
file (UNIX and Linux) and the install_path\VERITAS\msg\LC.CONF file
(Windows) contain information such as the date-time formats for
each supported locale. The files contain specific instructions on
how to add or modify the list of supported locales and formats.
More information is
available about the locale of your system.
See the "Specifying the
locale of the NetBackup installation" topic in the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume II.
- -gateway serverGateway
-
(UNIX and Linux clients only.) Gateway to a
NetBackup server, in dotted decimal notation. Required only for a
-discover operation.
- -import
-
Import non-system volume groups.
For more information
about how to use this flag, see "Prepare to Restore Client dialog
box " in the Bare Metal Restore
Administrator's Guide.
- -mac clientMacAddress
-
(UNIX and Linux clients only.) MAC address of the
client. Required only for a -discover
operation. (Exception: Optional if the IP address is configured
during initial program load (IPL)); optional if you specify the
-client and -config options or use media boot.
- -netmask netmask
-
(UNIX and Linux clients only.) Netmask of the
client, in dotted decimal notation. Required only for a
-discover operation; optional if
-client and -config options are specified.
- -newconfig configurationName
-
(UNIX and Linux clients only.) Name to be given to
the discovered configuration.
- -policy policyName
-
Name of the policy to be used.
- -quickformat
-
(Windows clients only.) Quickly formats Windows
partitions.
- -restore
-
Performs a normal restore. Cannot be used with
-discover.
- -runep
-
Runs external procedures.
- -server nbuServerAddress
-
(UNIX and Linux clients only.) A NetBackup server
address, in dotted decimal notation. Required only for a
-discover operation; optional if
-client and -config options are specified.
- -srt srtName
-
Name of the shared resource tree to use.
- -systemonly
-
Restores system volume groups only.
For more information
about how to use this option, see "Prepare to Restore Client dialog
box " in the Bare Metal Restore
Administrator's Guide.
NOTES
If you use NetBackup
Access Management and your user credentials and the machine
credentials expire, to renew them before you perform
prepare-to-restore operations. Use the bpnbat command and -Login option to renew your user credentials. Use
the bpnbat command and -LoginMachine option to renew the machine
credentials.
You can specify
-? to display a synopsis of command
usage when it is the only option on the command line.
