Update Cohesity NetBackup SLP Job Details
The Cohesity NetBackup Historic SLP collection captures details on incomplete backup images and copies whose associated jobs are already captured in IT Analytics. Over time, some images and copies can remain incomplete in IT Analytics but fall outside the normal SLP collection lookback window, so they are no longer refreshed by regular SLP job collection. This utility updates that historic data by collecting information still present in the NetBackup catalog (unexpired backup images and copies) using the NetBackup nbstlutil list command, and by marking images and copies not present in the catalog as complete in IT Analytics.
From IT Analytics 11.8.2609, the SLP Job Details probe collects historical incomplete SLP jobs during scheduled collection. Use this utility in either of the following cases:
To backfill SLP data that aged past the lookback window before you upgraded.
To update a specific date range immediately, without waiting for the next scheduled historical collection.
Note the following:
ANALYTICS_COLLECTOR_HOME is the Data Collector installation directory (example:
C:\Program Files\Cohesity NetBackup\AnalyticsCollectoror/usr/openv/analyticscollector)Specify a date range using --start and --end together. Dates must be in the format MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS and enclosed in double quotes. Dates are interpreted in the timezone configured for the NetBackup Primary Server.
Process the data in six-month windows. Do not attempt a single run across the entire history, because the volume of historical incomplete SLP data can be very large.
To retrieve historic SLP data, run the following command-line scripts on the Data Collector:
- On Windows:
<ANALYTICS_COLLECTOR_HOME>/mbs/bin/veritas/update_incomplete_slp_jobs.bat <primaryServerName> --start "01/01/2026 00:00:00" --end "06/30/2026 23:59:59"
- On Linux:
<ANALYTICS_COLLECTOR_HOME>/mbs/bin/veritas/update_incomplete_slp_jobs.sh <primaryServerName> --start "01/01/2026 00:00:00" --end "06/30/2026 23:59:59"