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Purpose & Scope

This document covers nsrwatch tool usage to monitor the backup progress.

This is common to all servers.

Procedure
This tool is used to monitor the activity of NetWorker servers.
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Usage of this command

nsrwatch[sserver][ppolltime]
The servers name is specified by the optional -s server argument or simply mention the
server name.
If there is no NetWorker service on the selected machine, the command issues an
error message.
The polling interval is specified by the optional -p polltime argument (in seconds). The
default is two seconds.

2.

The nsrwatch program gets its information via remote procedure calls to the specified
server. This way
it can be used from any machine that can access the server through the network.

3.

The nsrwatch display is divided into a header and several panels: the server panel, the
device panel, the sessions panel, the messages panel, and the pending message panel.
The panel sizes are adjusted depending on the size of the terminal or window being
used.

Use below command to check backup progress (tape read or write status)
/usr/opt/networker/bin/nsrwatch <NsrServer>
Ex:
/usr/opt/networker/bin/nsrwatch glgt034a
NsrServer name can be found from the .rman_profile or .fsys_profile
Should show something like below.
# Legato server to backup files to.
NsrServer=glgt031a
The server panel provides current status of the server. The first line of the panel is
reserved for error
messages. This line is usually blank. The next line tells how long the server has been up,
and the servers release version (which may not be the same as the clients release
version). The following lines display how many saves and recovers the current server has
performed.

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The device panel displays the devices known to the current server. For each device, the
panel displays its name, the device type, the name of the mounted volume, or
(unmounted) if no volume is mounted, and device status. The name may be followed by (J)
if the device is configured as part of a jukebox device. The sessions panel provides
current save set information for each active session (saving, recovering, or browsing).
The messages panel displays a history of messages of general interest to the operator.
Finally, the pending message panel displays messages that require operator intervention.

To track progress look for the server name and associated volume name from messages or
sessions , use volume name to see the status of the session , it should show the current
speed and amount of data read / written.

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Sample screenshot from Linux machine is below.

Location of nsrwatch on Linux and AIX systems is /usr/bin/nsrwatch where as on tru64 systems
it is located at /usr/opt/networker/bin/nsrwatch.
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Typing the q character quits the program, the Control-L forces a screen
clear and redraw, while any other character forces the status to be updated.

References

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