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NetBackup™ Status Codes Reference Guide

NetBackup status code: 8749

Message: Policies, protection plans, or images are associated with the specified host.

Explanation: The host you specified has one or more policies, protection plans, or images that are associated with it. The operation that you specified cannot be completed when any of these items are associated with the host.

Recommended Action: Remove the host from the associated policies or protection plans, and expire any associated images, then decommission the host. Alternatively, use the force option to decommission the host.

Remove the host from the associated policies or protection plans. Determine if the given host is part of any backup host pool that is used in the policy or the protection plan. If it is present, remove the host from the backup host pool and then decommission the host. Expire any associated images and then decommission the host. Alternatively, use the force option to decommission the host.

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