Data Protector Express User's Guide (TC330-96002, October 2010)

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Auditing
In some cases, you may want positive confirmation that an object — like a database — was backed up
but you don’t want to wade through the log file generated by selecting Log All. You can accomplish this
by setting the Audit property on the object when you select if for backup. Simply locate the object in the
Selection page of the job properties, right-click on the object and select Properties, and check the Enabl e
Audit box on the property page. By default, all Exchange and SQL databases are audited.
Execution
In this section
• Pre Execution Commands
•PostExecut
ion Commands
You can define commands to b e executed before the backup job runs and after the backup job runs.
They are often used to perform custom OS-specificorapplication-specific tasks, such as to stop/start a
database. C
ommands are defined on the Execution page of a backup job.
Pre E xecution Commands
The pre execution tab on jobs controls the command to be executed before the job is run, either on
multiple hosts, or just the Backup Server. In addition there are options to control whether the job should
stop, or whether the job should c ontinue based on the outcome of the comm and.
Command path Specifies a full path or relative path, to a shell command, including command
parameters. For instance cmd.exe /c explorer.exe,orc:\windows\explorer.exe.Amacro
syntax is also supported in this field, for many different uses. See the Data Protector Express Technical
Reference Guide for more information.
Run command on all hosts selected in job, as well as the Backup Ser ver When check ed , processes the
command on all ma chines selected in job. When unchecked, only runs the command on the Backup
Server.
Number of minutes to wait for command completion This value in minutes specifies how long the
application should wait for the command to return. By default, it is set to Forever, meaning the application
will wait for as long as possible for the command to complete. If set to something other then Forever, the
application will terminate the command forcefully if it does not return in time.
Stop job if command fails to be executed When checked, causes the job to be stopped if the pre
command is fails to be executed, such as if the command does not exist or the operating system cannot
property determine how to execute the command.
Stop job if command returns error code When checked, causes the job to be stopped if the pre
command executes but returns a non-zero code. When checked, enables the additional options beneath it.
Do not stop job if the following error code range is returned When checked, a range of error co des
must be specified which are treated as warnings. If the return code is zero or is within the specified
range, the job continues. However, if the return code is non-zero and outside of the specified range,
the job to be stopped.
Post E
xecution Commands
The post execution job property controls what shell commands should be executed after the job completes
with no error or with error .
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Advanced Job Options