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  2. NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. MSDP server evacuation
  4. Managing the MSDP server evacuation using the command-line
  5. Monitoring the status of MSDP server evacuation using the command-line
NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Monitoring the status of MSDP server evacuation using the command-line

To monitor the status of MSDP server evacuation using the command-line

  • Run the following command to monitor the status.

    /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/mvgapiutil evac --mvg-volume <mvg-volume> --msdp-server <msdp-server> status

    For example:

    /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/mvgapiutil evac status --mvg-volume mvg-local --msdp-server mvgdemo-host4.mvgdemo.com
    {
      "destStorageUnit": "evacuate-stu",
      "failedImages": 0,
      "failedLogicalSize": 0,
      "imagesInProgress": 0,
      "logicalSizeInProgress": 0,
      "migratedImages": 5,
      "migratedImagesUncleaned": 5,
      "migratedLogicalSize": 7246442735,
      "migratedLogicalSizeUncleaned": 7246442735,
      "skippedImages": 0,
      "skippedLogicalSize": 0,
      "state": "the data has been migrated. waiting for cleaning up the original images",
      "totalImages": 5,
      "totalLogicalSize": 7246442735
    }
    

Parameter

Description

destStorageUnit

The target storage unit selected for evacuation.

totalImages/totalLogicalSize

The total number and size of the backup images that are collected from the disk volume of the MSDP server at the beginning of the evacuation process.

migratedImages/migratedLogicalSize

The total number and size of the backup images that are migrated, including the images, which have and have not been cleaned up from the disk volume of the MSDP server.

migratedImagesUncleaned/migratedLogicalSizeUncleaned

The total number and size of the backup images that are migrated but have not been cleaned up from the disk volume of the MSDP server.

imagesInProgress/logicalSizeInProgress

The total number and size of the backup images that are in the migration process.

skippedImages/skippedLogicalSize

The total number and size of the backup images that are skipped for evacuation. The orphan images and the failed images whose evacuation is canceled afterwards are counted as skipped images.

failedImages/failedLogicalSize

The total number and size of the backup images that failed to migrate.

state

The state of the background evacuation task.

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