> <mailto:
bob944 AT attglobal DOT 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?
>
>
>
>