The nz bnr command

Deployment options: Netezza Performance Server for Cloud Pak for Data

Use the nz bnr command to run backup and restore operations.

Syntax

nz bnr [options] [subcommands]

Inputs

Subcommand	Description
ls	Lists all backup and restore operations.
show-contents	Displays a table with details about a selected backup or backups.
show-errors	Show bnr errors.
batchstatus	Batch status of batched.
backup	Adhoc backup of bucket.
restore	Restore backup of bucket.
credentials	Displays or modifies the backup and restore object store credentials on the system.
schedule	Sets or displays a backup schedule.

Option	Description
-h	Displays the help message.
-host	Required. Specifies the Cloud Pak for Data hostname of the platform
-apiserver	Required. Specifies Netezza Performance Server hostname.
-u	Required. Specifies the Netezza user.
-pw	Required. Specifies the Netezza user password.
-type	Type of backup. One of [FULL,DIFF,INCR] (required)
-bucket	Required. Bucket name
-databases	Database name <DB1,DB2,...DBN> \| -all (required)

Tip: If you set the following environment variables, you can forgo specifying the -u, -pw, and -host options when you are running the command.

CPD_HOST: The Cloud Pak for Data endpoint or hostname.
CPD_USER: This value is usually the same as the privileged Netezza user or admin.
CPD_PASSWORD: The password for the CPD_USER.

Examples

[root@ip-10-0-4-191 ec2-user]# ./nz bnr ls -apiserver <apiserver> -u <user> -pw <password>
         DATE              BATCHID         TYPE        OP       STATUS     SIZE (GB)   SOURCE BATCHID   NUMBER OF DB
---------------------- ---------------- ----------- --------- ----------- ----------- ---------------- ---------------
  2024-10-07 14:20:11   20241007142011   ADHOC       restore   COMPLETED        3.56                               0
  2024-10-07 14:20:41   20241007142041   ADHOC       restore   COMPLETED       93.32                               0