Appendix D. Command Summary
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## Appendix D. Command Summary

This appendix contains a list of the most commonly used NetWorker commands entered at the system prompt, and lists of the NetWorker reference pages for NetWorker commands and resources.

Table D-1 summarizes the commands most often used from an ASCII terminal.

Table D-1. Commonly Used NetWorker Commands

Command | Purpose
--- | ---
`nsrmm` `-l` volume_name`` | Label a backup volume with the name volume_name
`nsrmm` `-m` | Mount the backup volume in the server drive
`nsrmm` `-u` | Unmount the backup volume in the server drive
`nsrmm` `-d -P volume_name` | Purge the backup volume named volume_name
`nsrmm` -d volume_name | Delete the backup volume named volume_name
`nsrmm` `-m -R` | Recycle the backup volume
`mminfo` `` | Display information about the backup volumes
`nsradmin` `` | Configure networker resources
`nsrck` `-F` `` | Compact the index size after purging or deleting backup volumes
`nsrexecd` `` | NetWorker client execution daemons
`nsrjb` `` | List the backup volumes in the jukebox
`nsrls` `` | Display information about the server's online indexes
`nsrwatch` `` | Display the character-based NetWorker status monitor
`savegroup` `-p group_name` ```` `` `` | See a preview of the backup of the group named group_name
`savegroup` ```` `` `group_name` | Start the backup of the clients in the group group_name

Table D-2 lists the NetWorker maintenance commands.

Table D-2. NetWorker Maintenance Commands

Command | Reference Page | Description
--- | --- | ---
`jbexercise` | `jbexercise`(8) | Jukebox diagnostic program
`nsrmm` | `nsrmm`(8) | NetWorker media interface command
`mminfo` | `mminfo`(8) | NetWorker media information reporting command
`mmlocate` | `mmlocate`(8) | Reports the backup volume location information contained in the media database
`nwadmin` | `nwadmin`(8) | Window-based display of the NetWorker server status
`nsr` | `nsr`(8) | Basic information on NetWorker
`nsradmin` | `nsradmin`(8) | NetWorker character-based program for system administration
`nsrck` | `nsrck`(8) | NetWorker check and repair program for the server indexes
`nsr_crash` | `nsr_crash`(8) | How to use NetWorker to recover from a disk crash
`nsrd` | `nsrd`(8) | NetWorker server daemon
`nsrexecd` | `nsrexecd`(8) | NetWorker client execution daemon
`nsrim` | `nsrim`(8) | NetWorker index management program, usually invoked from the `savegroup` command
`nsrindexasm` | `nsrindexasm`(8) | Module for saving and recovering NetWorker indexes
`nsrindexd` | `nsrindexd`(8) | NetWorker index daemon
`nsrjb` | `nsrjb`(8) | NetWorker optional jukebox software module
`nsrls` | `nsrls`(8) | Lists statistics of NetWorker index files
`nsrmmd````` | `nsrmmd`(8) | NetWorker media management daemon
`nsrmmdbasm` | `nsrmmdbasm`(8) | Module for saving and recovering NetWorker media databases
`nsrmmdbd` | `nsrmmdbd`(8) | NetWorker media index daemon
`nsrwatch` | `nsrwatch`(8) | Displays NetWorker server status from an ASCII terminal
`recover` | `recover`(8) | Browses online indexes and recovers files from the NetWorker server
`recoverindex` | `recoverindex`(8) | Recovers online indexes of NetWorker server
`save` | `save`(8) | Saves files to the NetWorker server
`savefs` | `savefs`(8) | Saves filesystems to the NetWorker server (see also `savegroup`)
`savegroup` | `savegroup`(8) | Starts saving the files of a group of NetWorker clients
`saveindex` | `saveindex`(8) | Saves the online indexes of a NetWorker server
`scanner` | `scanner`(8) | Reads the contents of a volume to recover from NetWorker server crashes
`tapeexercise` | `tapeexercise`(8) | Exercises a tape drive in order to uncover problems
`uasm` | `uasm`(8) | NetWorker module for saving and recovering generic IRIX files

## NetWorker Reference Pages

Table D-3 lists the reference pages for NetWorker client commands.

Table D-3. Reference Pages for NetWorker Client Commands

Reference Page | Description
--- | ---
`compressasm`(1M) | NetWorker program for compressing and decompressing files
`logasm`(1M) | NetWorker program for saving log files
`mailasm`(1M) | NetWorker program for saving and recovering mail files
`mminfo`(1M) | NetWorker media information reporting command
`mmlocate`(1M) | Reports the backup volume location information contained in the media database
`mmpool`(1M)`` | Reports on pool information stored in the media database
`networker`(1M) | A window-based display of the NetWorker server status
`nsr_shutdown`(1M) | Kills NetWorker processes on a NetWorker server
`nsrexecd`(1M) | NetWorker client execution daemon
`nsrmm`(1M) | NetWorker media interface command
`nsrwatch`(1M) | Displays the NetWorker server status from an ASCII terminal
`recover`(1M) | Command to browse the online indexes and recover files from the NetWorker server
`save`(1M) | Command to save files to the NetWorker server
`savefs`(1M) | Command to save filesystems to the NetWorker server
`swapasm`(1M) | NetWorker program for saving and recovering swap files
`uasm`(1M) | NetWorker program for saving and recovering generic IRIX files
`xlateasm`(1M) | NetWorker program for encoding and decoding files

Table D-4 lists other reference pages for NetWorker clients.

Table D-4. Other NetWorker Client Reference Pages

Reference Page | Description
--- | ---
`mm_data`(5) | Data format that `nsrmmd` uses
`nsr`(8) | Format of `.nsr` directive files
`nsr_client`(5) | NSR client resource type
`nsr_data`(5) | Data formats for `save` and `recover`
`nsr_device`(5) | NSR device resource type
`nsr_directive`(5) | NSR directive resource type
`nsr_getdate`(3) | Explains formats of dates that can be entered in date fields
`nsr_group`(5) | NSR group resource type
`nsr_jukebox`(5) | NSR jukebox resource type
`nsr_label`(5) | NSR label resource type
`nsr_layout`(5) | NetWorker file layout
`nsr_license`(5) | NSR license resource type
`nsr_notification`(5) | NSR notification resource type
`nsr_policy`(5) | NSR policy resource type
`nsr_pool`(5) | NSR pool resource type
`nsr_resource`(5) | NetWorker resource format
`nsr_schedule`(5) | NSR schedule resource type
`nsr_service`(5) | NSR resource type
`rap`(1M) | Command-line based resource administration program (RAP)
`rapcheck`(1M) | RAP resource directory consistency checking program
`rapd`(1M) | RAP server daemon
`rapxfer`(1M) | RAP resource directory manual area transfer
`resource`(5) | RAP resource file format

Table D-5 lists the reference pages for NetWorker server commands.

Table D-5. Reference Pages for NetWorker Server Commands

Reference Page | Description
--- | ---
`jbexercise`(1M) | Jukebox diagnostic command
`jbm_enabler`(1M) | Jukebox resource activator
`nsr`(8) | Guide to using NetWorker
`nsr_crash`(1M) | How to use NetWorker to recover from a disk crash
`nsradmin`(1M) | NetWorker character-based command for system administration
`nsrcap`(1M) | Update NetWorker information about NetLS licenses
`nsrck`(1M) | NetWorker check and repair command for the server indexes
`nsrd`(1M)`` | NetWorker server daemon
`nsrim`(1M)`` | NetWorker index management command, usually invoked from the `savegroup` command
`nsrindexasm`(1M)`` | Program for saving and recovering NetWorker indexes
`nsrindexd`(1M)`` | NetWorker index daemon
`nsrjb`(1M)`` | NetWorker optional jukebox program
`nsrls`(1M)`` | Lists the statistics of NetWorker index files
`nsrmmd`(1M)`` | NetWorker media management daemon
`nsrmmdbasm`(1M)`` | Program for saving and recovering NetWorker media databases
`nsrmmdbd`(1M)`` | NetWorker media index daemon
`recoverindex`(1M)`` | Command to recover the online indexes of a NetWorker server
`savegroup`(1M)`` | Command to start saving the files of a group of NetWorker clients
`saveindex`(1M)`` | Command to save the online indexes of a NetWorker server
`scanner`(1M)`` | Command to read the contents of a volume to recover from NetWorker server crashes
`tapeexercise`(1M)`` | Command to exercise a tape drive in order to uncover problems

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