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

Name

nbemm — run the NetBackup EMM daemon to manage volumes, volume pools, barcode rules, and devices

SYNOPSIS

nbemm [-console] [-terminate]

 

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

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

DESCRIPTION

The Enterprise Media Manager daemon or service manages volumes, volume pools, barcode rules, and devices. This daemon performs media, drive, drive path, and storage unit selection.

Note:

The nbemm daemon or service must be active to change the volume configuration, device configuration, storage unit configuration, and for any tape mount activity.

To start nbemm, enter nbemm.

To stop nbemm, enter nbemm -terminate.

OPTIONS

-console

This option enables you to start NetBackup in console mode.

-terminate

This option enables you to stop the nbemm binary.

SEE ALSO

See nbemmcmd.

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