Noel, You can break the process into two steps: 1. Run a cron job which will run the pre-script, copy /db1 to a staging location, and then run the post-script.
2. Have amanda backup the staging area, instead of /db1. Amanda likes to come up with it's own schedule for efficiency reasons, so I find it easiest to just decouple the snapshot from the backup on moving filesystems. Nick **************************************************************** Nick Russo email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 773.702.3438 Computer Science Department The University of Chicago Associate Director of Computing Systems, Systems Lead On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Noel Paul wrote: > Hi, > > I am experimenting with Amanda on our database servers and have discovered > that we backing up our databases is proving to be a challenge using Amanda. > Specifically, we need to be able to run some pre/post script before/after > backing up certain filesystems within a backup session e.g. > > if I have the following: > > /db1 > / > /usr > /var > etc > > I want to be able to run a pre script before /db1 and a post script after > /db1, then continue backing up the rest of the filesystems in order. > > Also, Amanda seems to backup the filesystems according to its own order > instead of the order listed in the config file. > > Is there or will there be a feature that will incorporate pre/post scripts > per filesystems and also allow a specific order fo filesystems dump. > > Thank you. > > Noel Paul > Lead Unix Administrator > Mincom > Phone: 61-7-3364 9876 > Fax : 61-7-3364 9777 > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Http : www.mincom.com > > Mincom. The People. The Experience. The Vision. > > This transmission is for the intended addressee only and is confidential > information. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete > it and notify the sender. The contents of this E-mail are the opinion of the > writer only and are not endorsed by the Mincom Group of companies unless > expressly stated otherwise. > > >