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
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-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
John Keyes
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 9:28 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
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