Is there a "backup_notify" equivalent for post-duplication job processing?
Hello,
I want to automate an action on the second copy of my backups. I basically need the backup ID of the backup after the duplication is successful, similar to how backup_notify gets passed the backup ID after a successful backup. It looks like NB does not have such a script, but thought I'd confirm. This is for NB 8.2.
Hi zmlat
Yes - that is a problem that your version of NetBackup doesn't support retention lock. One of my customers had this issue some time ago and the way they managed this was to use DD replication to create the retention locked copy on a second DD (this was outside of NetBackup control and I don't have the specific details, I understand EMC provided the scripting/mechanism for this). This worked but does require a second DD (which makes it an expensive solution).
An upgrade of the primary server and the required media servers to 8.3.0.1 would be a quicker and simpler solution in the short term if this feature is a requirement. The upgrade should be relatively painless and you could target only those servers that need to be upgraded to support WORM/retention lock.
Finally, making changes to the retention settings on the DD without NetBackup knowing about them may cause issues for you, it may well work but it would not be a supported conifguration so is not recommmended. And I think you understand that from your last comment.
Cheers
David