Correct, backup_notify is not what I'm looking for because it runs when a backup job completes, which backup_exit_notify is already doing quite reliably on the Master server. Having something do the same, but on my various Media servers, does not help. I was looking for a script to run on the Master when each backup job begins.
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 2:51 AM, bob944 <bob...@attglobal.net> wrote: > > > > Need to run a script on the Master server when each > > > > backup job starts. I tried "parent_start_notify" and > > > > found that it only runs for policies that have "Allow > > > > Multiple Data Streams" checked. > > > > It seems to me that there should be some script that > > > > can be run reliably on the master every time a backup > > > > runs... Any suggestions? > > > > > > Are you looking at the Veritas NetBackup Administrator's > > > Guide, Vol II, NetBackup notify scripts chapter? > > > backup_[exit_]notify runs on the media server for each > > > backup. > > > Thnaks. I'm looking in NBU 6.5 Administrators Guide for > > Unix Volume 2: > > > > *The backup_exit_notify script runs on the master server. > > It is called to perform site-specific processing when an > > individual backup completes.* > > I confused the issue by trying to show the complementary > backup_notify and backup_exit_notify in the same sentence. Look > again at 6.5 Admin II on page 173; backup_notify runs on the media > server and backup_exit_notify on the master. So, yes: > > > But what I need is a backup_start_notify* *script that > > runs on the Master when my backup job starts. As far > > as I can tell, such a script does not exist. > > Is backup_notify on the media server not helpful for your > requirement? > > >
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