01-23-2013 08:03 PM
Hi All,
Since backup exec 2012 does not provide single job for multiple servers anymore and that leads to a problem i am facing now. Hope some of you can give me advices:
I am using Backup exec 2012 with a tap drive ( LT05) to backup 3 different servers:
The backup schedule is :
Monday --> Thursday : Increamental
Friday : Fullbackup
backup time start from 7Pm.
My problem is i cant find the way to set backup time for each server cause i need to make sure backup job for server 1 completed before job2 can start to append into a single tap ( i just have tap drive) and then job3 and 4.
If i set :
Job1 start at 7Pm ( should complete at 9PM), then job2 stats at 9Pm ( shoudl complete at 12Pm), so how can i set time for job3 ???
Thank you very much for your help.
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01-23-2013 08:47 PM
No different from how you set up a Monday job. Set up your Job 3 (incr) to run from Tue-Fri at 1 a.m., instead of Mon-Thu.
01-23-2013 08:24 PM
For your example, you should start Job 3 at 1 a.m. on the following day, so for Monday, Job 3 will start on Tue. at 1 a.m.
For Job2, it would be better to start it at 9.30 p.m. The gap is so that you can definitely be sure that Job 1 completes . Job 1 can be delayed for some reason. Likewise, you should leave a gap before starting Job 3 which is why I suggested 1 a.m.
If you don't want to manually manage your jobs, you can chain them. See my article below
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/use-bemcli-chain-jobs
01-23-2013 08:30 PM
Hi pkh,
Thanks, but how can i set job3 at 1A.m on the following day ? Because if i set 1Am, it will start at 1Am on Monday not the follwing day - Tuesday.
Thanks,
01-23-2013 08:47 PM
No different from how you set up a Monday job. Set up your Job 3 (incr) to run from Tue-Fri at 1 a.m., instead of Mon-Thu.
03-29-2013 06:41 AM
05-13-2013 09:29 PM
Hi Pkh,
"No different from how you set up a Monday job. Set up your Job 3 (incr) to run from Tue-Fri at 1 a.m., instead of Mon-Thu."
Sorry but i don't know how to set up daily job from Tuesday - Friday, can you please show me?
Thanks,
Tho
07-12-2013 08:15 AM
Thank you very much, Tho Le, for asking! And thank you, merlin66, for your perfect answer!
After upgrading from BE 2010 to BE 2012 yesterday, I was just pondering about this. I set my starttimes to 00:10am - 00:15am - 00:20am - 00:25am - 00:30am - 00:35am - 00:40am - 00:45am. The idea is that the eight servers will be backed up one by one in succession until the whole job is finished and I don't need to care about how long any single one might take. That was the case in BE 2010. Tomorrow morning I will see if that worked.
07-13-2013 06:15 AM
Well, it worked. Thank you, gentlemen!