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

Name

nbpem — run NetBackup Policy Execution Manager to schedule and submit the jobs that are due

SYNOPSIS

nbpem [-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 NetBackup Policy Execution Manager (nbpem) is a service that starts when NetBackup is started and remains active until NetBackup stops.

The nbpem command does the following:

  • Determines which jobs are due based on defined policies and the previous backup images.

  • creates Policy/Client tasks and determines when jobs are due to run.

  • If a policy is modified or if an image expires, it is notified and the appropriate Policy/Client tasks are updated.

  • Determines a policy's priority that is based on how overdue the job is.

  • Ensures that the policies are scheduled within the windows in which they are supposed to run.

  • Cancels the policies that are queued, late, or outside the parameters of the scheduled window.

  • Handles any policy changes and then updates the policies that are due to run.

  • Initiates more attempts if a particular job stops part way through the backup.

OPTIONS

-console

Enables you to start NetBackup in console mode.

-terminate

Enables you to stop the NetBackup policy execution manager.

SEE ALSO

See nbjm.

See nbrb.

See nbpemreq.

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