Veritas-bu

[Veritas-bu] bpdbjobs -most_columns: field descriptions?

2005-01-28 18:17:07
Subject: [Veritas-bu] bpdbjobs -most_columns: field descriptions?
From: David Rock <dave-bu AT graniteweb DOT com> (David Rock)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:17:07 -0600
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* Blayne Puklich <blayne AT puklich DOT com> [2005-01-28 08:11]:
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> There's extra junk after the tryfileswritten that I don't know how to
> interpret just yet.  Also, three of the -gdm fields are guesses right now.

It's sometimes vault information and sometimes extra backup information,
like kb/s throughput. I am trying to get information from Veritas about
why the data changes depending on the backup job (for 5.x, anyway).

> For folks that don't know the -all_columns output has a variable number o=
f=20
> fields after field 31/32.  -most_columns really gives you about everythin=
g=20
> you need anyways, and it runs a LOT faster.
>=20
> There's one gotcha I ran across this week with the -gdm output.  The line=
s=20
> from bpdbjobs have comma-separated fields, but for a Vault job the storag=
e=20
> unit has an unescaped comma in it which throws the field count off when=
=20
> you're trying to parse it.  -most_columns handles this correctly.  I don'=
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> know if this is a known bug, a feature or what.

This is a known bug that was fixed in 4.5 FP7

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David Rock
david AT graniteweb DOT com

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