Sending Emails

alhamad · ‎10-19-2007

How to configure NetBackup 6.0 MP5 to send email of successfully and failed backup jobs?

ruffy · ‎10-22-2007

selam alhamad

i do it so:

use blat.exe for sending mails. documentation you can find on the net.

the modify the nbmail.cmd:

remove "@REM" in this line: "blat %3 -s %2 -t %1 -i NetBackup -server "ip-adress of your mail-server" -q"

that its!

good luck

alhamad · ‎10-22-2007

Hi ruffy,

I tried your sugesstion and I'm able to send emails using blat, however, netbackup still does not send any. Here is my nbmail.cmd and backup_end_notify.cmd. Please help.

@REM $Header: nbmail.cmd,v 1.8 2005/05/10 16:12:29 $

@REM

@REM bcpyrght

@REM ***************************************************************************

@REM ecpyrght

@REM

@REM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

@REM - -

@REM - HOW TO SEND MAIL FROM THE NT NETBACKUP SERVER -

@REM - -

@REM - NetBackup checks if the mail script (NetBackup\Bin\nbmail.cmd) exists. -

@REM - If the script exists, NetBackup runs it passing four parameters on the -

@REM - command line: -

@REM - -

@REM - %1 is the recipient's address -

@REM - %2 is the subject line -

@REM - %3 is the message file name -
@REM - %4 is the attached file name -

@REM - -

@REM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
@REM - -

@REM - HOW TO SEND DR MAIL FROM THE NT NETBACKUP SERVER -

@REM - -

@REM - NetBackup DR protection checks if the mail script -
@REM - (NetBackup\Bin\mail_dr_info.cmd) exists. If the script exists -

@REM - NetBackup DR protection runs it passing four parameters on the -

@REM - command line: -

@REM - -

@REM - %1 is the recipient's address -

@REM - %2 is the subject line -

@REM - %3 is the message file name -
@REM - %4 is the attached file name -

@REM - -

@REM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

@REM - -

@REM - A public domain SMTP mail client for NT called BLAT is available at: -

@REM - -

@REM - http://blat.net/ -

@REM - -

@REM - Here's how to use BLAT with the NetBackup NT server. -

@REM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

@REM
@IF "%~4"=="" (

C:\blat262\full\blat %3 -s %2 -t %1 -i NetBackup -server 192.168.54.12 -q
) ELSE (
C:\blat262\full\blat %3 -s %2 -t %1 -i NetBackup -server 192.168.54.12 -q -attach %4
)

@REM

@REM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

@REM - The -i option designates the originator's address, you may change this -

@REM - or omit it altogether (the default is the sender's address specified -

@REM - when BLAT was installed). -

@REM - -

@REM - The -server option is given as an example, you need to determine the -

@REM - correct name of your SMTP server. This option may also be omitted -

@REM - (the default is the server specified when installing BLAT). -

@REM - -

@REM - You may use any mail program you want, as long as it has a command line -

@REM - interface that can be used to send mail. Just substitute a call to -

@REM - your favorite mail program for the call to BLAT above. -

@REM - -

@REM - After modifying this script to suit your situation (make sure you are -

@REM - calling a valid mail program and the call is not commented out), -

@REM - activate it by moving it to the NetBackup\Bin directory. -

@REM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

@REM - Some email servers do not handle the formating of the messages created -

@REM - by NetBackup. Here is an example of how to get Exchange or IIS to -

@REM - send the mail messages. -

@REM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
@REM - @copy /y %3 %TEMP%\nbmail.tmp > NUL
@REM - @echo . >> %TEMP%\nbmail.tmp
@REM - @IF "%~4"=="" (
@REM - blat %TEMP%\nbmail.tmp -s %2 -t %1 -q
@REM - ) ELSE (
@REM - blat %TEMP%\nbmail.tmp -s %2 -t %1 -q -attach %4
@REM - )
@REM -

@REM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

alhamad · ‎10-22-2007

@REM

@REM $Header: backup_exit_notify.cmd,v 1.2 2002/11/20 02:10:34 $

@REM

@REM bcpyrght

@REM ***************************************************************************

@REM ecpyrght

@REM

@REM backup_exit_notify.cmd

@REM

@REM This script is called by the NetBackup scheduler, after an individual

@REM client backup has completed (including media closure and image db

@REM validation.

@REM

@REM NOTE: this script will always be run in "background" mode, meaning that

@REM the NetBackup scheduler will NOT wait for it's completion.

@REM

@REM This script:

@REM receives 5 parameters:

@REM %1 = CLIENT - the client hostname

@REM %2 = POLICY - the policy label

@REM %3 = SCHEDULE - the schedule label

@REM %4 = SCHEDULE_TYPE - the type of schedule: FULL INCR UBAK

@REM UARC

@REM %5 = STATUS - the backup status for this job

@REM %6 = STREAM - the backup stream number for this job

@REM

@REM - Main program ------------------------------------------------------------

@REM -

@REM - This script only runs on NT 4.0 and succeeding versions of NT. You must

@REM - have command extensions enabled. Check the following registry entry:

@REM -

@REM - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor\EnableExtensions

@REM -

@REM - It should be set to 0x1 or you may have problems running this script.

@REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

@setlocal ENABLEEXTENSIONS

@set LISTPATHS="%~dp0\goodies\listpaths"

@for /F "delims=|" %%p in ('%LISTPATHS% /s NB_MAIL_SCRIPT') do @set NB_MAIL_SCRIPT="%%p"

@set OUTF="%~dp0\BACKUP_EXIT_CALLED"

@REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

@REM - Get date and time.

@REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

@for /F "tokens=1*" %%p in ('date /T') do @set DATE=%%p %%q

@for /F %%p in ('time /T') do @set DATE=%DATE% %%p

@REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

@REM - Check for proper parameter use.

@REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

@if "%6" == "" goto BadParams

@if "%7" == "" goto GoodParams

:BadParams

@echo %DATE% backup_exit_notify expects 6 parameters: %* >> %OUTF%

@goto EndMain

:GoodParams

@REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

@REM - You may want to delete the output file elsewhere in order to

@REM - accumulate successful backup information. If so, delete the

@REM - following line or move it to where it will do the most good.

@REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

@if exist %OUTF% del %OUTF%

@REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

@echo %DATE% ----------------------------- >> %OUTF%

@echo %DATE% CLIENT: %1 >> %OUTF%

@echo %DATE% POLICY: %2 >> %OUTF%

@echo %DATE% SCHEDULE: %3 >> %OUTF%

@echo %DATE% SCHEDULE TYPE: %4 >> %OUTF%

@echo %DATE% STATUS: %5 >> %OUTF%

@echo %DATE% STREAM: %6 >> %OUTF%

@echo %DATE% ----------------------------- >> %OUTF%

@REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

@REM - might want to mail this info to someone
@REM -

@call %NB_MAIL_SCRIPT% sysnotifications@alsalambahrain.com "NetBackup backup exit" %OUTF%

@REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

:EndMain

@endlocal

@REM - End of Main Program -----------------------------------------------------

Stumpr2 · ‎10-22-2007

DOCUMENTATION: The nbmail.cmd mail notification -- a mini workshop with troubleshooting tips and details of how to get it working

http://support.veritas.com/docs/256043

alhamad · ‎10-22-2007

Ok, got it working! thnks Stumpr and ruffy

Stumpr2 · ‎10-22-2007

Good!

Glad to hear it.

VOX

Sending Emails