How to force an inventory in Veritas NetBackup

This is a simple post providing the steps necessary to force an inventory of a library under Veritas NetBackup

1. To show the contents of the library use the following:

   # cd /usr/openv/volmgr/bin
   # ./vmcheckxxx -rt type -rn # -rh host -list

2. To compare the contents of the library with the contents of the media database use:

   # vmcheckxxx -rt type -rn # -rh host

3. To get a list of the recommended updates use:

   # ./vmcheckxxx -rt type -rn # -rh host -recommend

4. To apply the recommended changes use:

   # ./vmcheckxxx -rt type -rn # -rh host -recommendcmd

5. Confirm the available_media after the inventory complete

   # cd /opt/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies
   # ./available_media
   

where:

• type = acs, odl, tc4, tc8, tl4, tl8, tld, tlh, lmf, tlm, ts8, tsd, tsh
• # = robot number
• host = robot host