Scenario: When backing up an Oracle database using NetBackup and RMAN, the backup details can be listed using the NetBackup command bplist.
You wonder what the columns of output data represent.
Looking in the /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/dbclient directory in the log file created during the backup, and with “VERBOSE = 5” in the /usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf file, I can see that the following data is stored for the backup:
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - returning -
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - objectOwner.bsa_ObjectOwner:
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - objectOwner.app_ObjectOwner:
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - objectName.objectSpaceName: Oracle Database
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - objectName.pathName: /bk_986_1_806854642
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - createTime: 0
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - copyType: 3
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - copyid: 0.0
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - restoreOrder: 0.0
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - estimatedSize: 0.100
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - resourceType: Oracle Backup
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - objectType: 4
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - objectStatus: 0
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> bsa_printObjectDescriptor: INF - objectDescription:
14:17:22.370 [5210] <4> VxBSACreateObject: objectOwner: -default_user-
14:17:22.371 [5210] <4> VxBSACreateObject: objectGroup: dba 1
14:17:22.371 [5210] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - entering GetEnv - NBBSA_IMAGE_PERMISSION
14:17:22.371 [5210] <4> VxBSAGetEnv: INF - returning -
Therefore, the bplist outputs the following:
> /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/bplist -C <clientname> -t 4 -k <policyname> -Listpolicy -R /
9175040 0 0 0 9175040 1 0 -1 -3 33200 orasa1 dba 9175040 1360333082 1360333042 1360333042 1360333042 2 18 POLICY_TST 30 /bk_986_1_806854642
These relate to:
9175040 : The size (bytes) of the TAR of the backup piece.
0
0
0
9175040 : The size (bytes) of the TAR of the backup piece.
1
0
-1
-3
33200
orasid : The UNIX Oracle username used to run RMAN.
dba : The UNIX Oracle group name used to run RMAN.
9175040 : The size (bytes) of the TAR of the backup piece.
1360333082 : Epoch timestamp, possibly showing created, modified, accessed?
1360333042 : Epoch timestamp, possibly showing created, modified, accessed?
1360333042 : Epoch timestamp, possibly showing created, modified, accessed?
1360333042 : Epoch timestamp, possibly showing created, modified, accessed?
2
18
POLICY_TST : The name of the NetBackup policy used.
30
/bk_986_1_806854642 : The RMAN backup piece file name.
