follow up,

Thanks all the advice already, come up with this,

# start db server
#
echo "Stream Number = " $STREAM_NUMBER >>$OUTF 2>>$OUTF
if [ $STREAM_NUMBER -eq 10 ]
then
echo "Stream $STREAM_NUMBER , Starting db" >>$OUTF 2>>$OUTF   
echo "starting db server" >>$OUTF 2>>$OUTF
#su - dbuser -c /dbdir/dbstart >>$OUTF 2>>$OUTF
#
# might want to mail this info to someone
#
cat $OUTF | mailx -s "db backup finished" laurence.moughan AT o2 DOT com
#
else
echo "not stream 10, Not Starting db yet !!!" >>$OUTF 2>>$OUTF
cat $OUTF | mailx -s stream_info laurence.moughan AT o2 DOT com
fi
#
#
#
fi

exit 0

I assumed stream number 10 as last stream, as there are 10 file sys on the
server and using ALL_LAOCAL_DRIVES give 10 streams in the activity window.

However .

How do i know that stream 10 will finish last ???? 


Is there a better way to do this ? 

is there an ENV VAR for the class backup state ? rather than the stream
number ?? 

I need basically to know when the whole job has ended.

Thanks in advance for any guidnace here.


Laurence


-----Original Message-----
From: Moughan, Laurence 
Sent: 09 July 2002 08:58
To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
Subject: RE: Veritas-bu digest, Vol 1 #1401 - 9 msgs
Importance: High


Hi all,


I am using bpstart_notify to stop a db, however when using n multiple
streams, i get n times the emails notification of the script./ I have
commented out the db stop - until i can be sure this actually will happen
only once ! - anyone seen\ solved this issue ??

Same for the bpend_notify - wher i want a db start ! ( once only though !))


----------

Also just installed a hpux10.20 client from my solaris 2.7 server - running
a test full sys backup - and see no % complete details in the acitvity mon -
however see tape winds and pathname details of the bacjup - any clues ??


Thanks


Laurence


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