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Ed_Carter
Level 4
12 years ago
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5220 - Schedule additional queue processing

Just wondering if its possible to schedule additional MSDP queue processing on a 5220 in a similar way that on a windows host you could just create a job in the task scheduler.

I find the two auto runs just don't keep the queue in check and its irritating having to do manual runs during the day..

Thanks!

 

Ed

Backup and Recovery
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NetBackup Appliance
  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    12 years ago

    Hope i get this right!:

    crontab -e

    THis opens up crontab in the same way vi editor works

    Add this line:

    0 */6 * * * /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/crcontrol --processqueue

    This means .. starting at hour 0 run this command every 6 hours - so you can adjust the 0 and the 6 if you wish

    Let me know if this is what you wanted

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  • Chad_Wansing2's avatar
    Chad_Wansing2
    Level 5
    12 years ago

    Ed,  For the vast majority of customers we find that changing the times of queue processing is generally more effective than adding more runs to a day, but the support folks should be able to help you adjust either the times or frequencies with which queue processing occurs.

  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    The appliance has a cron tab scheduler that is used for most things

    This works the same as all Linux crontab commands so google those and then add in the schedule you need to run the command you need

    If I get a minute I will dig out the right line for you

    Hope this helps

  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    Hope i get this right!:

    crontab -e

    THis opens up crontab in the same way vi editor works

    Add this line:

    0 */6 * * * /usr/openv/pdde/pdcr/bin/crcontrol --processqueue

    This means .. starting at hour 0 run this command every 6 hours - so you can adjust the 0 and the 6 if you wish

    Let me know if this is what you wanted

  • Ed_Carter's avatar
    Ed_Carter
    Level 4
    12 years ago

    Thats great Mark thank you. Could you also confirm how I would disable/remove the schedule if I need to? Thanks again

     

    Ed

  • Mark_Solutions's avatar
    Mark_Solutions
    Level 6
    12 years ago

    You can just add a # and a space at the start of the line I believe to stop it running (or delete the line) after accessing it again using crontab -e