Searching for backup images

Use the Catalog utility to search for a backup image to perform the following actions:

Verify the backup contents with what is recorded in the NetBackup catalog.
Duplicate the backup image to create up to 10 copies.
Promote a copy of a backup to be the primary backup copy.
Expire backup images.
Import expired backup images or images from another NetBackup server.

NetBackup uses the specific search criteria to build a list of backups from which you can make your selections.

When you search for specific kinds of images, note the following:

Verification image

Backups that have fragments on another volume are included, as they exist in part on the specified volume.
Import image

If a backup begins on a media ID that was not processed by the initiating backup procedure, the backup is not imported.

If a backup ends on a media ID that was not processed by the initiating backup procedure, the backup is incomplete.

See Importing backups.

Table: Catalog utility search criteria lists the search criteria for backup images:

Table: Catalog utility search criteria

Action	Select the action that was used to create the image: Verify, Duplicate, Import. See Verifying backup images. See Duplicating backup images. See Expiring backup images.
Media ID	The media ID for the volume. Type a media ID in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search on all media, select <All>.
Media Server	The name of the media server that produced the originals. Type a media server name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all media servers, select All Media Servers.
Disk type	The type of the disk storage unit on which to search for backup images.
Disk pool	The name of the disk pool on which to search for backup images.
Volume ID	The ID of the disk volume in the disk pool on which to search for backup images.
NearStore Server	The name of the NearStore server to search for images. Type a server name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all NearStore servers, select All NearStore Servers.
Path	To search for an image on a disk storage unit, enter the path to search. Or, select All to search all of the disk storage on the specified server. Appears if the disk type is BasicDisk or NearStore.
Date/time range	The range of dates and times that includes all the backups for which you want to search. The Global Attributes property Policy Update Interval determines the default range.
Copies	The source you want to search. From the scroll-down list, select either Primary or the copy number.
Policy	The policy under which the selected backups were performed. Type a policy name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all policies, select All Policies.
Client (host name)	The host name of the client that produced the originals. Type a client name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all hosts, select All Clients.
Type of backup	The type of schedule that created the backup. Type a schedule type in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all schedule types, select All Backup Types.
Override default job priority	Select the job priority for verify, duplicate, and import actions. To change the default for the selected action, enable Override default job priority. Then, select a value in the Job Priority field. Changes in the catalog dialog box affect the priority for the selected job only. If this option is not enabled, the job runs using the default priority as specified in the Default Job Priorities host properties. See Default Job Priorities properties.