I am not sure if this would work for you [since my backup ids aren't that
long I cannot really test it]
# bpimmedia -L -media vsn | awk '{print $1}'

If that doesn't give you the full output of your backup_ids, I suggest
contacting support, unless someone
else on the list has a solution

dfdwyer AT tecoenergy DOT com writes:
>Thanks for the command. This looks like one of those undocumented ones. I
>ran it and it will give me what I'm looking for but I still have the same
>problem as using the GUI. My server names are quite long (ie;
>server-name-novell-srv) because for Novell I have to use the fully
>qualified server name (Novell 4.1 does not utilize DNS). When NBU adds
>his big long date/time stamp to the end of the server name, I get
>truncation. Is there any known way to increase the size of the columns in
>the output list so I can see the entire backupid?
>
>Regards,
>Dennis
>
>Quote: "Time is not a test of the truth"
>Translation: Just because you've always done it that way, doesn't make it
>right
>
>Dennis F. Dwyer
>Enterprise Storage Manager
>Tampa Electric Company
>
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