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1. error message states “Timeout waiting for devices to get free”
This guide is just a quick way to stop all backups, clear the database of all sessions (running, waiting, failed),
unlock the devices (tape or virtual tape), and restart the HP Data Protector services.
This takes four basic steps from the command line (cli). If the Omniback commands are not in your path, you
can usually find them in /opt/omni/sbin.
When backups start to fail, simply log into your host that is running Omniback (HP Data Protector), and
perform these steps:
While HP Data Protector is still running, let’s terminate all sessions:
# /opt/omni/sbin/omnidbutil -clear
Clearing running sessions ...
DONE!
Next, stop the Data Protector services:
# ./omnisv stop
HP Data Protector services successfully stopped.
Let’s check for and clear the locked devices:
# ./omnidbutil -show_locked_devs
Locked devices/media/cartridges:
================================
And let’s clear them:
# ./omnidbutil -free_locked_devs
No locked devices/media/cartridges found!
Once cleared, start the Omniback services again:
# ./omnisv start
HP Data Protector services successfully started.
And let’s check to make sure the locked devices were actually cleared from the database:

2. # ./omnidbutil -show_locked_devs
Locked devices/media/cartridges:
================================
No locked devices/media/cartridges found!
Quick Reference - Data Protector commandline
omniabort
Aborts an active session.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omniamo
Starts an automated media operation session.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnib
Backs up filesystems,disk images,the Data Protector internal database (IDB),all online integrations
This is the only command supported with the MPE/iX integration.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnicc
Handles the Data Protector licensing,reports the number ofconfigured and available Data Protector licenses,installs the licen ses,
imports and exports Data Protector clients,and manages access to secured clients.
Command line interface reference 25This command is available on systems with any Data Protector component
installed.
omnicellinfo
Displays configuration information aboutthe Data Protector cell.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omniclus
Manages load balancing in a cluster environmentin the event of an application (Data Protector or other) failover.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector MS Cluster Supportcomponentinstalled (Windows systems) and on the
Data Protector Cell Manager (UNIX systems).
omnicreatedl
Creates a Data Protector backup specification file (datalist);or an HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP, HP StorageWorks Virtual Array, or
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array, Microsoft Exchange Server ZDB backup specification file (datalist).
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnidb
Queries the Data Protector internal database (IDB).
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnidbsmis
Executes administrative tasks required for managing the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) Command View.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.

3. omnidbva
Queries the ZDB database (VADB) and administers the VA LUN Exclude File, instantrecovery and password information.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnidbvss
Queries the VSS database;manages,browses,and lists the items ofthe VSS database.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnidbxp
Queries the ZDB database (XPDB), manipulates the XP LDEV exclude file, and configures the HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP
command devices usage.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnidownload
Downloads information abouta backup device and a library from the Data Protector internal database (IDB).
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omniiso
Primarilyserves as a pre-exec scriptto prepare the ISO image file for One Button Disaster Recovery(OBDR); can also be used as a
standalone command to automate your backup and disaster recovery process.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector Automatic Disaster Recoverycomponentinstalled.
omnimcopy
Makes a copy of a Data Protector medium using Data Protector backup devices as the source and destination.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omniminit
Initializes a Data Protector medium.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnimlist
Lists the contents of a Data Protector medium.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnimm
Provides media managementfor Data Protector.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnimnt
Responds to a Data Protector mountrequestfor a medium.
Command line interface reference 27This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface component
installed.
omnimver
Verifies data on a medium.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omniobjconsolidate
Consolidates Data Protector backup objects into synthetic full backups.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omniobjcopy
Creates additional copies ofobjects backed up with Data Protector on a differentmedia set.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omniobjverify
Verifies Data Protector backup objects,either interactively or using pre-configured post-backup,or scheduled verification specifications.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.

4. omnir
Restores filesystems,disk images,the Data Protector database (IDB), Microsoft Exchange Server single mailboxes and Public Folders,
Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePointPortal Server (SPS), SAP R/3, SAP DB/MaxDB, Informix
Server, VMware Virtual Infrastructure (VMware), Lotus,IBM DB2 UDB, NetWare objects,and NDMP objects backed up with Data
Protector.
The command is also used to startthe instantrecovery process. To restore a Sybase database,refer to the syb_tool man page.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnirpt
Generates various reports aboutthe Data Protector environment,for example,about backup,object copy, objectconsolidation,and
objectverification sessions in a specific time frame,session specifications,media,Data Protector configuration,and singl e sessions.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnistat
Displays the status ofactive Data Protector backup and restore sessions.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omniupload
Uploads information abouta backup device from an ASCII file to the Data Protector internal database (IDB).
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omniusers
Adds or removes Data Protector users to or from an existing Data Protector user group,or lists the configured Data Protector users.It
enables you to use all GUI functionality on a Cell Manager platform on which the GUI is not available, using a GUI installed on another
system.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
syb_tool
A utility used to get ISQL command needed to restore a Sybase database thatwas backed up by Data Protector.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector Sybase Integration componentinstalled.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDS (1M):
ob2install
Runs remote clientinstallation,uninstallation,upgrade,or check of a client from the selected Installation Server.
This command is available on the Data Protector Installation Server.
omnicheck
Performs a DNS connections check within a Data Protector cell and lists Data Protector patches installed on Data Protector clients.
This command is available on systems with anyData Protector componentinstalled.
omnidbcheck
Checks the consistencyof the Data Protector internal database (IDB).
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnidbinit
Initializes the Data Protector internal database (IDB).
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnidbrestore
Restores the Data Protector internal database (IDB).
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnidbupgrade
Converts filenames in the IDB to the new internal character encoding used in Data Protector A.06.11 and thus enables the corr ect

5. handling ofnon-ASCII characters in filenames in the Data Protector GUI.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnidbutil
Handles various Data Protector internal database (IDB) maintenance tasks.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnidlc
Gathers or deletes Data Protector debug,log, and getinfo files from the Data Protector cell or from a MoM environment.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnidr
A general purpose Data Protector disaster recovery command.Based on its input,it decides on whattype of restore to perform (online
restore using omnir or offline restore using omniofflr),as well as how to perform the restore (whether or not to use live OS features).
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnihealthcheck
Checks the status of Data Protector services,the consistencyof the Data Protector internal database (IDB),and if at least one backup
of the IDB exists.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omniinetpasswd
Manages the local Data Protector Inet configuration on Windows systems where the Inetprocess mustbe run under a specific us er
account, and sets a user account to be used by the Installation Server during remote installation.
This command is available on systems with anyData Protector componentinstalled.
omniinstlic
Starts the HP AutoPass utility or synchronizes the Data Protector licenses between Data Protector and HP AutoPass.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omniintconfig.pl
Configures,updates configuration parameters,and checks the configuration ofone or multiple Oracle databases.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omnikeymigrate
Helps you migrate your existing keystore file from Data Protector A.06.00 client
system and imports itinto the central keystore file on the Data Protector A.06.11 Cell Manager.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnikeytool
Manages keys used for encryption.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnimigrate.pl
Helps you migrate your existing Cell Manager from a PA-RISC architecture based HP-UX 11.x system to an HP-UX 11.23 system for
the Intel Itanium 2 (IA-64) architecture.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omniofflr
Enables restore ofany type of Data Protector backup objectin the absence ofa working Data Protector internal database (IDB).
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface componentinstalled.
omniresolve
Resolves afilesystem object or alist offilesystem objects and writes the results
to the standardoutput or to a Unicode file.
This commandis available on systems withany Data Protector integration
componentinstalled.
omnirsh
Returns the hostnames ofthe physical and virtual nodes for the specified cluster

6. hostname,or returns the cell information stored in the cell_info file on the specified
cluster.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnisetup.sh
Installs or upgrades a Data Protector UNIX Cell Manager, Installation Server, or
clientsystem locally.
This command is available on the Data Protector installation DVD-ROMs for UNIX
systems.
omnisrdupdate
Updates the System Recovery Data (SRD) file.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface
componentinstalled.
omnisv
Starts, stops,or displays the status of Data Protector daemons (HP-UX,Solaris,
or Linux systems) or services (Windows systems).
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnitrig
Triggers Data Protector scheduled backups.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
sanconf
Auto-configures a library, modifies an existing libraryor drive configuration,or
removes drives from a library configuration,within a SAN environment.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector User Interface
componentinstalled.
upgrade_cm_from_evaa
Upgrades the EVADB entries created by the HP StorageWorks EVA Agent (legacy)
to the SMISDB entries created by the HP StorageWorks EVA SMI-S Agent.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
util_cmd
Sets, retrieves or lists the parameters stored in the Data Protector Oracle, SAP
R/3, VMware Virtual Infrastructure (VMware), Informix, and Sybase configuration
files.
This command is available on systems with anyData Protector component
installed.
util_oracle8.pl
Configures an Oracle database and prepares the environmentfor backup, and
checks the configuration ofan Oracle database.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector Oracle
Integration componentinstalled.
util_vmware.exe
Configures a VMware datacenter,checks the configuration ofa VMware
datacenter,and lists all configured VMware datacenters.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector VMware
Integration componentinstalled.
winomnimigrate.pl
Helps you migrate your existing Cell Manager from a 32-bitWindows system
to a 64-bit Windows system,or from a 64-bitWindows system to 64-bitWindows
Server 2008.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
COMMAND-LINE UTILITIES (1M):

7. cjutil
Starts, stops,and queries the Windows Change Journal.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector Disk Agent
componentinstalled.
NNMpost.ovpl
A scriptwith no arguments thatresumes the eightprocesses paused by
NNMpre.ovpl.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector HP Network
Node Manager Integration componentinstalled.
NNMpre.ovpl
Starts NNM embedded database backup.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector HP Network
Node Manager Integration componentinstalled.
NNMScript.exe
Finds the location of the NNM Perl compiler and the NNMpre.ovpl and
NNMpost.ovpl scripts and starts the two scripts.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector HP Network
Node Manager Integration componentinstalled.
omnicjutil
Remotelycontrols and administers the Windows Change Journal on Windows
clients.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
omnistoreapputil
Acts as a user interface to Storage Appliances,such as VLS.
This command is available on the Data Protector Cell Manager.
uma
Controls the robotics of SCSI compliantautochangers.
This command is available on systems with the Data Protector General Media
Agent or NDMP Media Agent componentinstalled.