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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for SQLite Administrator's Guide
  3. NetBackup for SQLite backup and restore
  4. Deleting backup information from the NetBackup catalog files
Veritas NetBackup™ for SQLite Administrator's Guide

Deleting backup information from the NetBackup catalog files

The nbsqlite command for delete, removes the backup information from the catalog files but retains the backup files on the NetBackup media server. The parameter -S and -id are required parameters.

Prerequisites

Before you delete the backups, set the following parameter in the nbsqlite.conf file or provide them on the command line:

  • DB_BACKUP_ID

  • MASTER_SERVER_NAME

To delete backup

  1. Configure the parameters, in the nbsqlite.conf file or provide on the command line.
  2. Run the following command:

    nbsqlite -o delete -S master_server_name -id db_backup_image_name

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