About accelerator forced rescan
NetBackup accelerator forced rescan feature support helps you to prevent corrupt backup image issues. When accelerator forced rescan is used, all the data from the selected backup target is backed up.
To perform accelerator forced rescan job, run the command ForcedRescan manually. When accelerator forced rescan is used, all the data from the selected backup target is backed up.
This backup is similar to the first accelerator backup for a policy. The duration of the backup is similar to a non-accelerator full backup. Force rescan enhances safety, and establishes a baseline for the next accelerator backup. This feature protects against any potential damage like failure of checksum verification.
Recommendations for using forced rescan:
To manually initiate the backup with force rescan, run the following command in the command prompt or Linux terminal:
bpbackup -i -p <policy_name> -s ForcedRescan
For example,
bpbackup -i -p msdp_10mins_FRS+5d990ab5-f791-474f-885a-ae0c30f31c98 -s ForcedRescan
Following API can be used to initiate the force rescan schedule:
POST admin/manual-backup