Pre/Post BEMCLI Commands

[pb_matt]

I'm trying to chain jobs using BEMCLI. In the post command, I'm inputting powershell Start-BEJob -In "Job2" -Confirm:$False | Wait-BEJob but I can't get it to run properly.

Has anyone had any recent experience with trying to set this up?

Thanks

[pkh]

Did you input the following in your post-command?

c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Start-BEJob -In '"Job2"' -Confirm:$False

You might want to read an old article of mine below on various ways to chain your jobs

https://vox.veritas.com/t5/Articles/Use-BEMCLI-to-chain-jobs/ta-p/810487

[pb_matt]

Hi @pkh,

I've tried that also to no avail. Doesn't seem to be working.

Thanks

[pkh]

https://vox.veritas.com/t5/Articles/Preparing-your-Powershell-environment-to-run-BEMCLI-and-scripts/...

Did you do the steps in my article above to prepare your powershell environment to run BEMCLI?

[pb_matt]

Hi @pkh,

I have followed the guide as well. We're running Server 2022 so step 1 is not required. Execution policy is set and appears as below:

 Scope ExecutionPolicy
        ----- ---------------
MachinePolicy       Undefined
   UserPolicy       Undefined
      Process       Undefined
  CurrentUser    Unrestricted
 LocalMachine    RemoteSigned

The module has been imported from \program files\veritas\backup exec\modules\bemcli\bemcli and c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Start-BEJob -In '"Job2"' -Confirm:$False is set as a post command after the job, "Job1" in this case. 

Job history shows "Starting Post Job Command < c:\windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Start-BEJob -In '"Job2"' -Confirm:$False >" so it should be working in theory.

Do you have any more advice?

Thanks

[pkh]

Did you import the BEMCLI module?

Do a script to

1) import the BEMCLI module

2) start the job.

Put some write statements to trace its execution.

Execute this script in your job rather than the start job.

[pb_matt]

Hi @pkh

Works when I'm using Powershell fine, does not work when I try and run the script from Veritas...

Thanks

[pkh]

This is because the BE job that is running the post command is in a different environment and the BEMCLI module is not imported into that environment.  Either do as I suggest in my article to update the profile or execute a script with the import instead.