Searching for Backup Images
Use Catalog to search for a backup image. You may want to search for a backup image in order to:
- 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.
Search for backup images using the criteria described in the following table: Search Criteria for Backup Images
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Description
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Action
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Select the action that was used to create the image for which you're looking: Verify, Duplicate, Import.
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Media ID
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The media ID for the volume that contains the desired backups. Type a media ID in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search on all media, select <All>.
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Media Host
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The host name of the media server that produced the originals. Type a host name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all hosts, select All Media Hosts.
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Pathname
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To search for an image on a disk storage unit, select Pathname and specify the file path that includes the originals.
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Date/time range
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The range of dates and times that includes all the backups for which you want to search.
The default range is determined by the Global attribute setting, Interval for status reports.
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Copies
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The source you want to search. From the scroll-down list, select either Primary or the copy number.
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Policy Name
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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.
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Client (host name)
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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.
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Type of backup
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The type of schedule that created the backups for which you are searching. 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.
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Notes on Searching for an Image
When searching for specific kinds of images, note the following:
- Duplication image: If the original is fragmented, NetBackup duplicates only the fragments that exist on the specified volume.
- 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 has not been processed by the first step of To initiate an import – Phase I, it is not imported.
If a backup ends on a media ID that has not been processed by first step of To initiate an import – Phase I,the imported backup is incomplete.
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