I see, thank you. It's a bummer really, since other backup solutions like bareos do provide a more elaborate control over post schedule events.
Best regards, John > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 16. Juni 2016 um 15:46 Uhr > Von: "Pagnotta, Pamela (CONTR)" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Betreff: Re: [ADSM-L] postschedulecmd question > > Hi John, > > We use these commands sparingly so I am just reading the documentation. The > way I read the description, it seems as if the postschedulecmd will run > regardless of the return code of the actual scheduled backup. > > Notes: > If the postschedulecmd command does not complete with return code 0, the > client will report that the scheduled event completed with return code 8 > (unless the scheduled operation encounters a more severe error yielding a > higher return code). If you do not want the postschedulecmd command to be > governed by this rule, you can create a script or batch file that invokes the > command and exits with return code 0. Then configure postschedulecmd to > invoke the script or batch file. The return code for the postnschedulecmd > command is not tracked, and does not influence the return code of the > scheduled event. > > > Also looking at the perschedulecmd notes, it says > > Note: > Successful completion of the preschedulecmd command is considered to be a > prerequisite to running the scheduled operation. If the preschedulecmd > command does not complete with return code 0, the scheduled operation and any > postschedulecmd and postnschedulecmd commands will not run. The client > reports that the scheduled event failed, and the return code is 12. If you do > not want the preschedulecmd command to be governed by this rule, you can > create a script or batch file that invokes the command and exits with return > code 0. Then configure preschedulecmd to invoke the script or batch file. The > return code for the prenschedulecmd command is not tracked, and does not > influence the return code of the scheduled event. > > > So it appears that the postschedulecmd would run regardless of the RC of the > scheduled backup, but not if there is a non-zero RC during the preschedulecmd. > > > Pam > > Pam Pagnotta > Sr. System Engineer > Criterion Systems, Inc./ActioNet > Contractor to US. Department of Energy > Office of the CIO/IM-622 > Office: 301-903-5508 > Mobile: 301-335-8177 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John > Keyes > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 9:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ADSM-L] postschedulecmd question > > Hi guys, I did not find an answer on the internet to the following question: > Will a command defined as postschedulecmd be executed if the schedule itself > fails? > > Best regards, > John >
