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[Veritas-bu] Scheduling?
2004-01-30 16:16:50
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[Veritas-bu] Scheduling? |
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Robert.Stump AT dla DOT mil (Stump, Robert (Contractor) (DRMS)) |
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In the same class (policy) have two FULL backup schedules with the window of
opportunity set to exactly the same timeframe.
The only difference is retention and frequency. If both schedules have met
the frequency requirement then,
only the one with the longest retention will be scheduled to run.
This works for me.
-----Original Message-----
From: dave-bu AT graniteweb DOT com [mailto:dave-bu AT graniteweb DOT com]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 11:16 PM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Scheduling?
* Daryl Katauskas <DKatauskas AT nst-inc DOT com> [2004-01-29 16:36]:
> Hello All:
>
> I have a requirement to schedule full backups for a group of client
machines each Friday. So far so good. I also have an additional
requirement to perform a full backup of the same machines on the LAST Friday
of each month for long term archiving.
>
> Can anyone offer any suggestions on how to accomplish this second type of
schedule? (Other than by specifically excluding the first backups?
Actually, this depends on what your requirements are. Do you need an
ADDITIONAL full on the last Friday, or can you use one of the other
fulls for this?
set up a weekly schedule and a monthly schedule that have no times
defined in the window. this way it will run only if you tell it to.
having different schedules allows you to set up different retentions. Then
try using a wrapper script that is scheduled through cron to run every
Friday and test if it is the last Friday of the month. If it is, run the
monthly schedule, if not run the weekly schedule using bpbackup with a
-i switch.
This is just one variation of the problem, geared toward 3.4 and
earlier. If you are using 4.5, It's simple to add a monthly
calendar-based schedule instead of a frequency-based one.
--
David Rock
david at graniteweb dot com
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<DIV><SPAN class=172121221-30012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In
the
same class (policy) have two FULL backup schedules with the window of
opportunity set to exactly the same timeframe. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=172121221-30012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
only difference is retention and frequency. If both schedules have met the
frequency requirement then, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=172121221-30012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>only
the one with the longest retention will be scheduled to run.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=172121221-30012004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
works for me.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>* Daryl Katauskas <DKatauskas AT nst-inc DOT com>
[2004-01-29
16:36]:</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> Hello All:</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>>
</FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> I have a requirement to schedule full backups for
a
group of client machines each Friday. So far so good. I also
have an additional requirement to perform a full backup of the same
machines on the LAST Friday of each month for long term archiving.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>> </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>> Can anyone offer any
suggestions on how to accomplish this second type of schedule? (Other
than
by specifically excluding the first backups?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Actually, this depends on what your requirements are. Do you
need an</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>ADDITIONAL full on the last Friday, or can you
use one of the other</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>fulls for this?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>set up a weekly schedule and a monthly schedule that have no
times</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>defined in the window. this way it will run only
if you tell it to.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>having different schedules allows
you
to set up different retentions. Then</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>try using a
wrapper
script that is scheduled through cron to run every</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>Friday and test if it is the last Friday of the month. If it is, run
the</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>monthly schedule, if not run the weekly schedule
using bpbackup with a</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>-i switch. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>This is just one variation of the problem, geared toward 3.4
and</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>earlier. If you are using 4.5, It's simple to add a
monthly</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>calendar-based schedule instead of a
frequency-based one.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>-- </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>David Rock</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>david at graniteweb dot com</FONT> </P></BODY></HTML>
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