It's PRESCHEDULECMD, not PRESCHEDULEDCMD. Same for the POST* version. :-) Regards,
Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development Level 3 Team Lead Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 08/22/2007 12:32:14 PM: > William Thanks again, Makes perfect sense and I definitely want piece > of mind knowing that the services > are started right after the backup ends I will use this as soon as this > works one time. Right now I am getting > the following errors, Apparently it doesn't like my entry's in the > dsm.opt file. > > I tried both the following entries with no luck. Also, I am unable to > start the client acceptor > getting the following service could not be started on Local Computer. > > PRESCHEDULEDCMD Stopstuff.cmd > POSTSCHEDULEDCMD Startstuff.cmd > > and > > PRESCHEDULEDCMD "c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\Stopstuff.cmd" > POSTSCHEDULEDCMD "c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\Startstuff.cmd" > > I am getting Error in options file > > ANS1036S Invalid option 'PRESCHEDULEDCMD' found in options file > 'C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsm.opt' > ANS1038S Invalid option specified > ANS1036S Invalid option 'PRESCHEDULEDCMD' found in options file 'dsm.opt' > at line number : 1 > Invalid entry : 'PRESCHEDULEDCMD "C:\program > files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\Stopstuff.cmd" > ANS1038S Invalid option specified > > > Tim > > > > William Boyer wrote: > > >When the script exits the condition code (ERRORLEVEL) of the last > command executed is used as the completion code for the script. In > >your example, if the first net stop/start fails and the 2nd one > works....then the script will show zero completion...but it really > >half-failed. You could always make this script complete > successfully just by putting any command as the last command that will > >always give an ERRORLEVEL of 0. Like ECHO. Then no matter what the > rest of the script does, it will always show as completed > >successfully. > > > >The PRESCHEDULECMD is such that if the command returns with a non- > zero condition code, TSM client does not perform the backup. > > > >I think on the POSTSCHEDULECMD you need to check the condition code > of the NET START's to alert you if they fail to start. You could > >then be pro-active and get the services going before the users > discover it for you. > > > >This is a good place to start if you need to get it going now, but > I really think you should look at condition code checking and > >alerting on errors in the long run. > > > >Bill Boyer > >"A life? Cool! Where can I download one of those?" - ?? > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Timothy Hughes > >Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 2:24 PM > >To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > >Subject: Re: prescheduled postcheduled commands help > > > >Thanks to all who responded I need and appreciate all of your help. > I am going to try some if not all of your suggestions. Since I > >am new at this type of scripting I am going to Start with the > simplist form first. Here are the two scripts that I placed in the > >C: \program files\tivoli tsm\baclient\ > > > >REM ===================== > >REM ===================== > >REM Tivoli storage manger 5.3.4 > >REM COMMAND TO START SERVICES > >REM ======================== > >@ECHO OFF > > > >set tsm_dir=c:\Progra~1\TivoliTSM\BaClient > >C: > >cd %tsm_dir% > > > >net start "Update Services" > >net start "World Wide Web Publishing Service" > > > > > >REM=============================== > >REMREM > >REM COMMAND TO STOP SERVICES > >REM============================ > >@ECHO OFF > > > > > >set tsm_dir=C:\Program files\tivoli\TSM\Baclient > >C: > >Cd %tsm_dir% > > > >net stop "Update Services" > >net stop "World Wide Web Publishing Service" > > > >The dsm.opt file looks like this > > > > > >PRESCHEDULEDCMD "c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\Stopstuff.bat" > >POSTSCHEDULEDCMD "c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\Startstuff.bat" > >LANG AMENG > >DOMAIN ALL-LOCAL > >TCPSERVERADDRESS > >PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE > >TCPCLIENTADDRESS xx.xx.xx.xx > >NODENAME OFSWTUS1 > >subdir yes > >replace prompt > >tcpb 32 > >tcpw 63 > >SCHEDMODE PROMPTED > >txnbytelimit 25600 > >errorlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmerror.log > >SCHEDlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmsched.log > >errorlogretention 14 > >schedlogretention 7 > >tcpnodelay yes > >resourceutilization 3 > >LARGECOMMbuffers yes > >CHANGINGRETRIES 2 > >COMPRESSIon Yes > >BACKUPREG YES > >MANAGEDSERVICES WEBCLIENT SCHEDULE > > > > > >William, I understand your logic and condition code checking and I > read the Technote that Andrew pointed out. From what I have been > >told if the commands don't work the backup will just fail with a > condition code. A couple of our backups are setup with presched > >commands with ASR. If it does fail I will try your Condition Code Script. > > > > I am going to implement this for tonights backup hopefully it will > work. If anyone cares to add anything or see any possible errors > >feel free to let me know. > > > >Again Thank you all very much. > > > >Tim > > > >William Boyer wrote: > > > > > > > >>Maybe being an ex-programmer, but you have no condition code checking > >>to make sure that the NET STOP/START commands completed successfully. > >>If you NET STOP's don't work, do you still want to run the backup? > Now if the last NET STOP command fails, then the preschedulecmd > >> > >> > >will return with a non-zero completion code and the backup will not > run. Maybe something like this: > > > > > >>REM StartStuff.cmd > >> > >>Set LASTCC=0 > >>Set MAXCC=0 > >>Set LOG_FILE=c:\some\path\StartStuff.log > >>Echo Script start at %date% %time% > %LOG_FILE% > >> > >>Echo Net stop "Update Services" >> %LOG_FILE% Net stop "Update > >>Services" >> %LOG_FILE% Set LASTCC=%ERRORLEVEL% If %LASTCC% EQU 0 goto > >>stop2 Set MAXCC=%LASTCC% Echo Stop of the Update Services service > >>failed with RC=%LASTCC% >> %LOG_FILE% Goto endit > >> > >>:stop2 > >>Echo Net stop "World Wide Web Publishing Service" >> %LOG_FILE% Net > >>stop "World Wide Web Publishing Service" >> %LOG_FILE% Set > >>LASTCC=%ERRORLEVEL% If %LASTCC% EQU 0 goto endit Set MAXCC=%LASTCC% > >>Echo Stop of the World Wide Web Publishing Service failed with > >>RC=%LASTCC% >> %LOG_FILE% Echo Net start "Update Services" >> > >>%LOG_FILE% Net start "Update Services" >> %LOG_FILE% :endit Echo Script > >>completed at %date% %time% with RC=%MAXCC% >> %LOG_FILE% Exit %MAXCC% > >> > >> > >>Now the script will complete with an appropriate return code and give > >>you all the messages in case you need to try and figure out why it failed. > >> > >>Bill Boyer > >>"I haven't lost my mind...it's backed up on tape somewhere!" - ?? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > >>Of Andy Huebner > >>Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:05 AM > >>To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > >>Subject: Re: prescheduled postcheduled commands help > >> > >>In the dsm.opt file add: > >>PRESCHEDULECMD "c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\StopStuff.bat" > >>POSTSCHEDULECMD "c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient\StartStuff.bat" > >>Or > >>PRESCHEDULECMD c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\StopStuff.bat > >>POSTSCHEDULECMD c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\StartStuff.bat > >> > >> > >> > >>In the "c:\program files\tivoli\tsm\baclient" directory add: > >> > >>StartStuff.bat > >> Net start "Update Services" > >> Net start "World Wide Web Publishing Service" > >> > >>StopStuff.bat > >> Net stop "Update Services" > >> Net stop "World Wide Web Publishing Service" > >> > >>Run the backup normally. The batch has 5 minutes to complete. (I > >>think) > >> > >>Test both batch files from the command line to make sure there are > not any dependencies. > >> > >>I know of no simpler way to stop and start services for a backup. > >> > >>Andy Huebner > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > >>Of Lawrence Clark > >>Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 9:56 AM > >>To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > >>Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] prescheduled postcheduled commands help > >> > >>Tim, > >> > >>It's defined just like your incremental sched, just set action=command > >>(default is incremental), then objects=<your script name> > >> > >>a q sched <sched name> f=d would show: > >> > >>Policy Domain Name: SPAIX > >> Schedule Name: STATBKTRACK-FULL > >> Description: The weekly full backup of selected tables on > >> STATDBMS using SQL-BACKTRACK > >> Action: Command > >> Options: > >> Objects: /home/sybase/dump/dbbkup.s > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/22/2007 11:44:15 AM >>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>Thanks Lawerence, > >> > >>I wasn't aware of that I had planned on putting the following > >>commands in the dsm.opt file. I have never defined a script > schedule before I am going to have to figure out the correct syntax for > >> > >> > >this type of script. > > > > > >>feel free to give example > >> > >>Tim > >> > >>pre 'net stop "update service" ' > >>post 'start " update service" ' > >>pre 'net stop " World Wide Web Publishing Service" ' > >>post ' start " World Wide Web Publishing Service" ' > >>LANG AMENG > >>DOMAIN ALL-LOCAL > >>TCPSERVERADDRESS spf64.oit.state.nj.us > >>PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE > >>TCPCLIENTADDRESS 10.37.20.54 > >>NODENAME OITWSUS > >>subdir yes > >>replace prompt > >>tcpb 32 > >>tcpw 63 > >>SCHEDMODE PROMPTED > >>txnbytelimit 25600 > >>errorlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmerror.log > >>SCHEDlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmsched.log > >>errorlogretention 14 > >>schedlogretention 7 > >>tcpnodelay yes > >>resourceutilization 3 > >>LARGECOMMbuffers yes > >>CHANGINGRETRIES 2 > >>COMPRESSIon Yes > >>BACKUPREG YES > >>MANAGEDSERVICES WEBCLIENT SCHEDULE > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>Lawrence Clark wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>where it is in the dsm.opt shouldn't matter, but since you want to > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>stop > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>multiple processes and can only use one -preschedulecmd="my script"" > >>>you might want to think about defining a schedule that executes a > >>>script to stop your processes, does the incremental, then restarts > >>>them. > >>> > >>> > >>>Policy Domain Name: SPAIX > >>> Schedule Name: STATBKTRACK-FULL > >>> Description: The weekly full backup of selected > >>>tables on > >>> STATDBMS using SQL-BACKTRACK > >>> Action: Command > >>> Options: > >>> Objects: /home/sybase/dump/dbbkup.s > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/22/2007 11:04:57 AM >>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>Hello, > >>> > >>>I need to stop two services before the incremental backup runs then > >>>restart the services once the backup completes. I know about the > >>>prescheduled and postscheduled commands but have never used them. > >>>Where do I insert the commands in dsm.opt file for this to excute > >>>successfully? The following are the two services that need to be > >>>stopped then restarted once backup completes can someone tell me where > >>>I > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>would > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>put in the dsm.opt file? > >>>The dsm.opt file is below also. > >>> > >>> > >>>1)Update Services > >>>2) World Wide Web Publishing Service > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Thanks in advance for any help! > >>> > >>>TSM 5.3 > >>>TSM 5.3.4 > >>>AIX 5.3 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>LANG AMENG > >>>DOMAIN ALL-LOCAL > >>>TCPSERVERADDRESS xxxx.xxx.xxxxxx.xx > >>>PASSWORDACCESS GENERATE > >>>TCPCLIENTADDRESS xx.xx.xx.xx > >>>NODENAME OFSWTUS1 > >>>subdir yes > >>>replace prompt > >>>tcpb 32 > >>>tcpw 63 > >>>SCHEDMODE PROMPTED > >>>txnbytelimit 25600 > >>>errorlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmerror.log > >>>SCHEDlogname c:\progra~1\tivoli\tsm\baclient\dsmsched.log > >>>errorlogretention 14 > >>>schedlogretention 7 > >>>tcpnodelay yes > >>>resourceutilization 3 > >>>LARGECOMMbuffers yes > >>>CHANGINGRETRIES 2 > >>>COMPRESSIon Yes > >>>BACKUPREG YES > >>>MANAGEDSERVICES WEBCLIENT SCHEDULE > >>> > >>> > >>>The information contained in this electronic message and any > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the > >>addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential, > >>privileged, and/or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable > >>law. 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