Simon:

Do you have any unix media servers in your environment?  

If not and you are willing to run a Unix shell emulator on your NT master, you 
can run my backup_status script found on my website.

David
PS. I use blat quite extensively at a few client sites...its quirky but once 
you find a relay host, it is consistent.


Quoting "WEAVER, Simon" <Simon.WEAVER AT astrium-space DOT com>:

> Hi,
> Thank you for the mail. I am very disappointed.
> I am 95% certain that Netbackup Has the functionality to send Emails - am I
> right?
> Netbackup Datacentre (Its bigger brother!) doesn't have this functionality
> to send Emails?
> 
> I found a document that says how to use BLAT! But this is madness!
> 
> The requirement I am looking for is to send Emails when a Backup Job fails,
> for example with a STATUS Code of 1 or Status Code of 11.
> 
> Because we backup a lot of Project related Data for hundreds of
> departments,
> they want to know if their Backups were successful or not. Rather than me
> send out 100 individual Emails, I was hoping Netbackup would handle this
> task.
> 
> A support document says to use BLAT - but what if I want to send an Email
> to
> someone with a STATUS CODE of 11? Will Blat handle this?
> 
> I see in the "Configure Netbackup" Option, you can specify in the
> "Universal
> Settings" An Email address, but there must be other people out there that
> have a same requirement that I need?
> 
> Or am I just completely mad and asking for the impossible?
> 
> Can anyone help at all please?
> 
> Thanks :)
> 
> Simon Weaver
> NT Domain Administrator
> Ext. 5544
> Tel: 02392-705544 (Direct Dial)
> Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-Space DOT com
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         Ang Chip Chiang   NCS [mailto:ccang AT ncs.com DOT sg] 
> Sent: 22 April 2002 05:51:PM
> To:   WEAVER, Simon
> Subject:      RE: [Veritas-bu] Email people when a job completes or fails
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm afraid you're going to be disappointment. NetBackup doesn't have a
> build-in mail tool.
> 
> Look at it from a different prospective, you are purchasing a product that
> will allow you to have a centralised backup system, comprising of cross
> platform :)
> 
> BTW, Veritas did not pay me to say so..
> 
> ACC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WEAVER, Simon
> To: 'Ang Chip Chiang   NCS'
> Sent: 4/22/02 9:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Email people when a job completes or fails
> 
> Hello
> Thanks for the link, however I was hoping that Netbackup Datacentre
> comes
> with its own Email tools?
> Is this not the case? We have spent an awful amount of money on this
> product, and I would be a little disappointed if we cannot get this done
> using just the product itself!
> 
> Still cannot find my manuals :(
> 
> Simon Weaver
> NT Domain Administrator
> Ext. 5544
> Tel: 02392-705544 (Direct Dial)
> Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-Space DOT com
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         Ang Chip Chiang   NCS [mailto:ccang AT ncs.com DOT sg] 
> Sent: 22 April 2002 01:39:PM
> To:   'David Markham '; WEAVER, Simon
> Cc:   'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu '
> Subject:      RE: [Veritas-bu] Email people when a job completes or
> fails
> 
>  
> Hi,
> 
> Check out the following technote:
> http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/243127.htm
> 
> ACC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Markham
> To: 'WEAVER, Simon'
> Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Sent: 4/22/02 6:50 PM
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Email people when a job completes or fails
> 
> Arrr i see, well /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/backup_exit_notify doesnt help
> you
> much does it hehehe
> 
> Not sure about NT sorry, but im sure there will be seomthing similar
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WEAVER, Simon [mailto:Simon.WEAVER AT astrium-space DOT com]
> Sent: 22 April 2002 11:41
> To: 'dave.markham AT icl DOT net'
> Cc: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] Email people when a job completes or fails
> 
> 
> Forgot to mention - This is Windows NT, not Unix :(
> 
> Simon Weaver
> NT Domain Administrator
> Ext. 5544
> Tel: 02392-705544 (Direct Dial)
> Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-Space DOT com
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         David Markham [mailto:dave.markham AT icl DOT net]
> Sent: 22 April 2002 11:36:AM
> To:   WEAVER, Simon; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject:      RE: [Veritas-bu] Email people when a job completes or
> fails
> 
> What i do is use /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/backup_exit_notify
> 
> Theres an option in it to send mail when a job finished.
> 
> I also appened bperrcode onto this to give me info on the status code of
> exit:- see below
> 
> 
> echo `date` "-----------------------------" >> $OUTF
> echo `date` "       CLIENT:  $1" >> $OUTF
> echo `date` "        CLASS:  $2" >> $OUTF
> echo `date` "     SCHEDULE:  $3" >> $OUTF
> echo `date` "SCHEDULE TYPE:  $4" >> $OUTF
> echo `date` "       STATUS:  $5" >> $OUTF
> echo `date` "       STREAM:  $6" >> $OUTF
> echo `date` "       STATUS:  $5" >> $OUTF
> echo `date` "       STREAM:  $6" >> $OUTF
> echo `date` "-----------------------------" >> $OUTF
> 
> /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/bperrcode $5 >> $OUTF
> #
> # might want to mail this info to someone
> #
> cat $OUTF | mailx -s "NetBackup backup exit $1" someone AT somewhere DOT com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> [mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu]On Behalf Of WEAVER,
> Simon
> Sent: 22 April 2002 10:22
> To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] Email people when a job completes or fails
> 
> 
> Hello everyone.
> I see within the Netbackup main window, that you can use an option to
> send
> Emails. How can I send an Email when a particular job finishes
> successfully
> or fails badly?
> 
> Any ideas or helpful documents would be great!
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Simon Weaver
> NT Domain Administrator
> Ext. 5544
> Tel: 02392-705544 (Direct Dial)
> Simon.Weaver AT Astrium-Space DOT com
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