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guilhermeagl
Level 2
12 months ago

I need netbackup to run a script, which was created on a Linux server

Hello, I have the following problem.

I would like netbackup to run a script, which was created on a Linux server (Redhat)

The script is already ready, I just need the netbackup through a schedule to run this script I created.

How could I do this, is it possible?

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  • sanket_pathak1's avatar
    sanket_pathak1
    12 months ago

    guilhermeagl 

    You missed to mentioned the objective of the script. You may like to mention it here.

    However, you can make use of bpstart_notify and bpend_notify scripts. 

    bpstart_nofity -- you can invoke any script before backup policy starts. 

    bpend_notify -- you can invoke any script after backup policy ends.

    In a nutshell, you can create a dummy backup policy and put either or both scripts according to you use case. 

    Read more about it -- https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100025004 

    Thanks

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  • sanket_pathak1's avatar
    sanket_pathak1
    Level 4
    12 months ago

    guilhermeagl 

    You missed to mentioned the objective of the script. You may like to mention it here.

    However, you can make use of bpstart_notify and bpend_notify scripts. 

    bpstart_nofity -- you can invoke any script before backup policy starts. 

    bpend_notify -- you can invoke any script after backup policy ends.

    In a nutshell, you can create a dummy backup policy and put either or both scripts according to you use case. 

    Read more about it -- https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.100025004 

    Thanks

  • sdo's avatar
    sdo
    Moderator
    12 months ago

    Another point to note is that the bpstart and bpend notify scripts must run utterly silently… i.e. they must not generate any output whatsoever to stdout or stderr.

    • davidmoline's avatar
      davidmoline
      Level 6
      12 months ago

      Hi guilhermeagl 

      Another way to do this is to use an Oracle policy type (using the traditional method - Clients for use with scripts or templates) and put your script in the Backup Selections section. This may also require the update of the DB_SCRIPT_PATH to include the location of the script on the client to allow it to run. 

      Cheers
      David