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NetVault 12.2 - CLI Reference Guide

Table of Contents

About Quest NetVault Backup About this document Target audience Recommended additional reading

Getting started

About NetVault Backup Command Line Interface Working with command-line utilities

Command syntax CLI help Command exit status Environment variables

Starting or stopping the NetVault Backup Service

Using the command-line utilities

Client-specific utilities

nvclient nvclientaccess nvclientadd nvclientlist nvclientname nvclientremove

Device-specific utilities Media-specific utilities

nvblankmedia nvsetmedia nvbulkblankmedia nvexportmedia nvlabelmedia nvlistblankmedia nvlistmedia nvloadmedia nvmakemedia nvmediadetails nvremovemedia nvreusemedia nvscanmedia nvsyncronizesilomedia nvupdateserialnumber

Job-specific utilities

nvexpiresaveset nvjobabort nvjobcreate nvjobdelete nvjobhold nvjoblist nvjobmodify nvjobresume nvjobstart nvpolicy nvrestore nvsetcreate

Backup Selection Set Restore Selection Set Backup Options Set Schedule Set Backup Target Set Backup Advanced Options Set Restore Advanced Options Set

nvsetdelete nvsetexport nvsetimport nvsetmodify nvtrigger

Log-specific utilities

nvlogdump nvlogpurge nvreadlog

Other utilities

bonedate getmachineid installplugin licenseinstall nvlicenseinfo nvmeddbcheck nvpassword nvpluginpreconfig nvpluginaccess nvpgdbpasswd nvreport nvscheddbcheck nvsendmail nvsendopmsg nvtrace

Using the nvreport utility

About nvreport utility Report classes Plain text template files Formatting the reports

Using the format option Using the sort option Using the include option Using the title option

Creating external report files HTML template files

nvclosedoor

Closes the door of the specified library.

nvclosedoor [-servername <Server Name>] -libraryname <Library Name>

Table 15. nvclosedoor
Option	Description
-servername	Specifies the name of the NetVault Backup Server that administers the job. This option is required when a remote server administers the job. It can be omitted when a local server administers the job. The server name is case‑sensitive.
-libraryname	Specifies the name of the target library.

nvcloseeeport

Closes the entry/exit port (EEPort) of the specified library.

nvcloseeeport [-servername <Server Name>] -libraryname <Library Name>
[-mediatype <Media Type>]

Table 16. nvcloseeeport
Option	Description
-servername	Specifies the name of the NetVault Backup Server that administers the job. This option is required when a remote server administers the job. It can be omitted when a local server administers the job. The server name is case‑sensitive.
-libraryname	Specifies the name of the target library.
-mediatype	Specifies the type of media in the entry/exit slot.

nvcloseeeportcleaning

Closes EE Port of the specified library for importing a cleaning tape.

nvcloseeeportcleaning [-servername <Server Name>] -libraryname <Library Name>
[-mediatype <Media Type>]

Table 17. nvcloseeeportcleaning
Option	Description
-servername	Specifies the name of the NetVault Backup Server that administers the job. This option is required when a remote server administers the job. It can be omitted when a local server administers the job. The server name is case‑sensitive.
-libraryname	Specifies the name of the target library.
-mediatype	Specifies the type of media in the entry/exit slot.

nvdav

Performs the following WebDAV-related functions for a Quest NetVault SmartDisk instance:

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Configures WebDAV authentication details.

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Removes WebDAV authentication details.

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Retrieves the user name configured for WebDAV authentication.

nvdav --server <IP address|hostname> [--set|--remove|--user]

Table 18. nvdav
Option	Description
--server	Specifies the IP address or resolvable host name of a Quest NetVault SmartDisk instance.
--set	Sets WebDAV credentials for the specified Quest NetVault SmartDisk instance. This option replaces the existing values. The user name and password are requested interactively.
--remove	Removes any existing WebDAV credentials for the specified Quest NetVault SmartDisk instance.
--user	Retrieves the user name configured for WebDAV authentication for the specified Quest NetVault SmartDisk instance. If there are no WebDAV credentials configured for the specified instances, an error message is displayed.

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