nbdecommission

nbdecommission — decommission an old server

SYNOPSIS

<nbu_dir_path>nbdecommission -list_ref -oldserver hostname

<nbu_dir_path>nbdecommission -oldserver hostname [-newserver hostname]

On Windows systems, <nbu_dir_path> is <install_path>NetBackup\bin\

DESCRIPTION

The nbdecommission utility helps the user to view all the references that an old server has and provides help through the decommissioning process. The -list_ref -oldserver hostname option displays all that is associated with the old server, which allows users to break the associations on their own. This option does not decommission the server.

The -oldserver hostname [-newserver hostname] option provides a step-by-step guidance to decommission the old server. You can run the command on the master server or any server that is not decommissioned. The decommissioning process is clean and removes old media server entries in the EMM DB and bp.conf file which can slow down backup operations. The command does not assume that the old server is up and responsive.

OPTIONS

-list_ref -oldserver hostname: Displays the items that are associated with the old server. You can use this option to break the associations on your own.
-oldserver hostname [-newserver hostname]: Initiates a step-by-step guidance in decommissioning the old server. The command can be run on the master server or any server that is not decommissioned. It does not assume that the old server is up and responsive.