About searching for backup images

Use the Catalog utility to search for a backup image to perform the following actions:

Verify the backup contents with what is recorded in the NetBackup catalog.
Duplicate the backup image to create up to 10 copies.
Promote a copy of a backup to be the primary backup copy.
Expire backup images.
Import expired backup images or images from another NetBackup server.

NetBackup uses the specific search criteria to build a list of backups from which you can make your selections.

When you search for specific kinds of images, note the following:

Verification image
Backups that have fragments on another volume are included, as they exist in part on the specified volume.
Import image
The backup is not imported if it begins on a media ID that the initiating backup procedure did not process.
The backup is incomplete if it ends on a media ID that the initiating backup procedure did not process.
See About importing backup images.

Table: Catalog utility search properties lists the search criteria for backup images.

Table: Catalog utility search properties

Property	Description
Action	Specifies the action that was used to create the image: Verify, Duplicate, Import. See Verifying backup images. See Duplicating backup images. See Expiring backup images.
Media ID	Specifies the media ID for the volume. Enter a media ID in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search on all media, select <All>.
Media Host	On UNIX: Specifies the host name of the media server that produced the originals. Enter a host name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all hosts, select All Media Hosts.
Media Server	On Windows: Specifies the name of the media server that produced the originals. Enter a media server name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all media servers, select All Media Servers.
Disk type	Specifies the type of the disk storage unit on which to search for backup images.
Disk pool	Specifies the name of the disk pool on which to search for backup images.
Volume ID	Specifies the ID of the disk volume in the disk pool on which to search for backup images.
Path	Searches for an image on a disk storage unit, if the path is entered. Or, searches all of the disk storage on the specified server, if All was selected. Appears if the disk type is BasicDisk.
Date/time range	Specifies the range of dates and times that includes all the backups for which you want to search. The Global Attributes property Policy Update Interval determines the default range.
Copies	Specifies the source you want to search. From the scroll-down list, select either Primary or the copy number.
Policy	Specifies the policy under which the selected backups were performed. Enter a policy name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all policies, select All Policies.
Client (host name)	Specifies the host name of the client that produced the originals. Enter a client name in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all hosts, select All Clients.
Type of backup	Specifies the type of schedule that created the backup. Enter a schedule type in the box or select one from the scroll-down list. To search through all schedule types, select All Backup Types.
Override default job priority	Selects the job priority for verify, duplicate, and import actions. To change the default for the selected action, enable Override default job priority. Then, select a value in the Job Priority field. Changes in the catalog dialog box affect the priority for the selected job only. If this option is not enabled, the job runs using the default priority as specified in the Default Job Priorities host properties. See Default Job Priorities properties.
Search tab columns	The Search tab columns list information about matching backup images based on the defined search criteria.
Results tab columns	The Results tab displays the progress of the request to verify, duplicate, expire, or import an image.
Messages pane	On UNIX: Displays the messages about the tasks that run as background processes. The pane appears only if there is an informative message or error message for a task. If the task completes normally, the pane does not appear. The Messages pane can be maximized, minimized, or closed.

About searching for backup images

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