If I'm not mistaken, the -i is allowed only for NBU servers. You might fool NBU 
in thinking that a client is a server by adding the SERVER = <client> entry in 
the bp.conf file of the master server (and the client I suppose...)

>From then on you can run all policeis/schedules with the retry availability...


Regards,
Jim Peppas




>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Eric Ljungblad <Eric.Ljungblad AT CopleyPress DOT com>
>  Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] bpbackup client initiated question
>  Sent: 18 Nov '05 06:31
>  
>  Keep in mind that user  backups only have 1 backup attempt - one small
>  glitch and it's over. A manual or  scheduled
>  
>  backup performs as many attempts as  specified.  Retry until successfull
>  completion.
>  
>  Eric
>  
>  
>  --------------------
>  FROM: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu on  behalf of Dean
>  SENT: Thu 11/17/2005 10:07 PM
>  TO: Piszcz,  Justin
>  CC: Veritas List
>  SUBJECT: Re: [Veritas-bu] bpbackup  client initiated question
>  
>  
>  Justin,
>  
>  bpbackup is for submitting "user" backups, hence it can only  use a
>  Schedule of type "User Backup". The user has to specify what they are
>  backing up, so the concept of full or incremental is irrelevant.
>  
>  If the  client is in the client list of several Policies, the user can
>  specify which  Policy to use. But that Policy must have at least one
>  Schedule of type "User  Backup".
>  
>  If you have multiple "User Backup" Schedules in the policy, the  user can
>  specify which Schedule to use.
>  
>  On UNIX, root can run bpbackup  with the -i parameter, and specify any
>  type of Policy. But only  root.
>  
>  Check the help for the bpbackup command.
>  
>  And one last thing  - "class" is the old term for "policy". The terms are
>  interchangeable for now,  but you should try to use "policy". So if you
>  are running bpbackup with the  -class xxxx parameter, you are telling it
>  to use the Policy named  xxxx.
>  
>  Regards,
>  Dean
>  
>  
>  On 11/18/05, PISZCZ,  JUSTIN <[LINK: mailto:jpiszcz AT servervault DOT com]
>  jpiszcz AT servervault DOT com>  wrote:
>  
>  
>  The client would like several   classes, ie:
>  
>  
>  Database
>  
>  System
>  
>  Incremental
>  
>  
>  With different retention   polices.
>  
>  When I use bpbackup (by default it   uses the USER (I have Full,
>  Incremental and User).
>  
>  
>  I've not done that much testing   but I could not get it to use the Full
>  policy, it kept using User?must I   create a separate "class/policy"
>  for the user to be able to backup to that   class?
>  
>  
>  Ie:
>  
>  
>  Full Backup call it:   Database-Full
>  
>  System Backup, call it:   System-Full
>  
>  
>  Then use the ./bpbackup   (dash)?option ?CLASS Database-Full
>  ? then it should use the Database-Full   schedule within the
>  client's policy, yes?
>  
>  
>  Anyone work with bpbackup any   multiple polices and schedules ?
>  could they please shed some light on this   issue?
>  
>  
>  Thanks,
>  
>  
>  Justin.