In the /usr/openv/netbackup/db/jobs there is a file called jobid, it is the
jobid of the next NBU Job, if you delete that file the jobid will revert to
1.

It is also in the c:\Program Files\Veritas\NetBackup\db\jobs directory.

The JobID is an arbitrary number used to just help differentiate jobs in the
job monitor, it really has no true meaning other than indexing, the
backup_ID is the true identifier for a job.

However the JobID is much easier to read.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Worman [mailto:rob AT colltech DOT com]
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 12:41 PM
To: Fairchild, David
Cc: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Job ID Unique?


"Fairchild, David" wrote:
> 
> Were building a reporting tool (For Netbackup 3.4) and need to know if JOB
> ID is unique. 

In normal operation, the NetBackup Job ID is not repeated.  I have seen
them with up to the 500,000 range, I'm not sure what the upper limit is.

In mucking about with a test server I once figured out how to force the
resetting of the Job ID count  - but for the life of me I don't remember
what I did.  
(rm -rf /usr/openv/netbackup/db/job/* perhaps?)


HTH
rob
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