[Veritas-bu] Configuring priority of selection of images for restores...

I think Rob was going for these three commands from CLI:

bpimage, bpchangeprimary or bpduplicate:

bpimage: -npc <copy #> -backupid <backup_id> [-client <name>]

bpchangeprimary:
Allows changing one copy per image, of a batch of images, to primary. 
Usage: bpchangeprimary -copy number | -pool volume_pool | -group 
volume_group
           [-id backup_id] [-M master_server]
       bpchangeprimary -copy number | -pool volume_pool | -group 
volume_group
           [-sl schedule_name] [-pn policy_name]
           [-st schedule_type] [-pt policy_type]
           [-cl client_name]
           [-kw keyword]
           [-sd mm/dd/yyyy  [ HH:MM:SS ] ] [-ed mm/dd/yyyy  [ HH:MM:SS ] ]
           [-M master_server]

bpduplicate: -npc <new primary copy> -backupid <backup id> [-local] 
[-client <name>]

-Tim

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Rob Worman wrote:

> Mike-
> 
> There is only one way to control the "prioritization" of
> copy selection at restore time, it's by way of the 
> "primary copy" concept.
> 
> For each image with multiple copies, the image DB includes
> a specification of which of those copies is "primary".  The
> primary copy is the ONLY copy that will be used for any
> operation that wants to read that image.  (restore, 
> duplicate, import, verify)
> 
> It is possible to view/change this information (which copy is
> primary) via the "Catalog" node of the NetBackup GUI,
> or else you can use the bpimagelist and bpchangeprimary
> commands at the commandline.
> 
> HTH
> rob
> 
> On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 09:43:49AM -0500 or thereabouts, Mike L. Varney wrote:
> >    I have a backup image stored on a total of 3 devices in my setup (due to
> >    duplication).  I'd like to have the system select my DSSUs over the tape
> >    systems in order to speed restore times.  Does NetBackup have any
> >    configuration settings for the "I/O Cost" of each device that I can use 
> > to
> >    force the media manager to select the faster devices over the slower ones
> >    when all have copies of the same images?
> > 
> >    -- Mike Varney / Health Research, Inc.
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