Decommission actions
The nbdecommission command deletes the configuration for the old server from the NetBackup database, the NetBackup image catalog, and configuration files on servers.
The following table shows the actions it performs for the components that reference the media server. The table is organized in the order in which the command processes the component.
Table: nbdecommission command actions
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Storage unit - Tape |
Deletes the following tape storage units:
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Tape drive |
Deletes the tape drive path for each tape drive that is attached to the old server. If the path on the old server is the only path, it also deletes the tape drive. If a path to a drive exists on more than one media server, the tape drive may become unusable. You may have to connect the tape drive to a different media server and then reconfigure it in NetBackup. For example, if the old server is a scan host for a shared drive, NetBackup cannot use the drive if no other host can scan. |
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Robotic library |
Deletes all of the robotic libraries that are attached to the old server. If the old server is the robot control host for a shared library, the drives and media become standalone and unusable. You must reconfigure and re-inventory the library. |
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Tape media |
Specifies if you want to expire the following tape media or move them to another media server:
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Storage unit - BasicDisk |
Deletes the storage unit if no images exist on it. If images exist, the wizard lets you choose one of the following options:
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Storage unit - AdvancedDisk |
Specifies that if more than one media server can access the disk pool that is the destination of the storage unit, it does the following:
If the old server is the only server that can access the disk pool, the wizard lets you choose to do one of the following:
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Storage unit - OpenStorage |
Specifies that if more than one media server can access the disk pool that is the destination of the storage unit, it does the following:
If the old server is the only server that can access the disk pool, the wizard lets you choose to do one of the following:
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Storage unit group |
Specifies that if the nbdecommission command deletes all of the storage units in a storage unit group, it also deletes the storage unit group. Deleting the storage unit group also may affect backup policies and storage lifecycle policies. See "Backup policy and schedule" and "Storage lifecycle policy" in this table. |
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Backup policy and schedule |
Deactivates any backup policy in which the storage destination (directly or indirectly) is a storage unit that the command deletes. Specifically, deactivates any backup policy that meets any of the following conditions:
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Storage lifecycle policy |
Specifies that for each storage lifecycle policy in which one or more operations uses a storage unit that the command deleted, it does the following:
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Fibre Transport media server |
Displays the commands necessary to delete the old server as an FT media server and then exits. After you delete the old server as an FT media server, rerun the nbdecommission command to continue with the decommissioning. |
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On UNIX NetBackup servers, removes the old server from the following
On UNIX primary servers, also removes the old server from the FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER and FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS entries. |
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Windows registry |
On Windows NetBackup servers, removes the old server from the following registry keys:
On Windows primary servers, also removes the old server from the FORCE_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVER and FAILOVER_RESTORE_MEDIA_SERVERS keys. |
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Clients |
Lists the clients on which the old server appears in their server lists. You must remove the references to the old server manually. |