About the NetBackup command line options to configure immutable and indelible data
As a security administrator, you can use the following catdbutil and spadb command line options to configure immutable and indelible data or WORM storage.
See About NetBackup WORM storage support for immutable and indelible data .
The catdbutil command lets you query and modify catalog database. The command is available at the following location:
/usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/
The following table describes the WORM-specific options and arguments for the catdbutil command.
Table: The options and arguments for the catdbutil command.
Command and its description | Option | Description |
|---|---|---|
catdbutil Query and modify catalog database. | worm list Usage: --worm list [--pattern PATTERN] | Display the backup IDs and other information of the WORM-enabled images. The following information is displayed: backupid, retention lock date, time left, worm flags |
worm disable Usage: --worm disable --backupid | Disable retention lock for an image using the backup ID. | |
worm audit Usage: --worm audit [--sdate yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss | --edate yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss] | Display WORM audit information for a specified date and time interval. |
The spadb command line utility that lets you use the NetBackup Deduplication Manager (spad) to set WORM for an LSU and define the WORM mode and the interval for making the image immutable and indelible.
The Deduplication Manager reads the WORM mode from the /etc/lockdown-mode.conf file file.
The command is available at the following location:
/usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/
The following table describes the WORM-specific options and arguments for the spadb command.
Table: The options and arguments for the spadb command.
Command and its description | Option | Description |
|---|---|---|
spadb Command line utility that lets you use the NetBackup Deduplication Manager (spad) | spadb update WORM set ${FIELD1_NAME}=, ${FIELD2_NAME}=xxxx where id=${DSID} # field names:
| Use the data selection ID to configure the following WORM properties:
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