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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide
  3. Appendix A. NetBackup Commands
  4. csconfig meter
Veritas NetBackup™ Commands Reference Guide

Name

csconfig meter — the meter option for the csconfig command sets and fetches the metering configuration details from the storage server.

SYNOPSIS

csconfig meter [-csport service_port][-cshost server_name][-directory location][-force][-interval time][-setdefaults]

On UNIX systems, the directory path to this command is /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/

On Windows systems, the directory path to this command is install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\

DESCRIPTION

The csconfig command manages the Cloud Connect configuration settings from a remote or a local computer. The meter option fetches and sets the metering configuration details from the storage server.

Note:

You cannot provide multi-byte or localized format values for any of the csconfig command meter options.

OPTIONS

-cshost server_name -n

This option connects a remote computer to a Cloud Connect service.

-csport service_port

Use this option to specify the port to connect to, if the service runs on a port other than the default port.

-directory location

The directory location for storing the metering data.

-force | -f

This option forces the default values for the meter parameters. Used with -def.

-interval |-i time

The metering time interval in seconds. Valid value range is 0 to 86400.

-setdefaults | -def

Use this option to reset all metering parameters to the default value.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Get the metering configuration details.

csconfig meter
Metering Configuration Details:
        Metering Interval = 300 Sec
        Data Directory    = /usr/openv/netbackup/db/cloud/meter

Example 2: Set the metering parameters, time interval = 500 sec and metering data storage location = /tmp/metered_data (UNIX path).

csconfig meter -interval 500 -directory /tmp/metered_data

SEE ALSO

See csconfig cldinstance.

See csconfig cldprovider.

See csconfig throttle.

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