Sounds like we all need to submit an enhancement request to have a
"suspend at window close"... then, if it's a critical backup, the admin
could resume it (assuming checkpoint restart here).
-tim
On Aug 13, 2005, at 11:32 PM, Eric Ljungblad wrote:
> Windows master:
>
> IF allow retries after run day is checked using calendar based
> schedules
> then The backups can start again after the start window closes, that's
> what happens here anyway with 4.5(mp6) 2003 Windows master / media
> servers.
>
> It would be nice if we could setup a END TIME that kills the backups if
> they are still running after a certain time, like 8am?
>
> Thanks
> Eric Ljungblad
>
> -----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 David
> Rock
> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 9:04 PM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] only allow the backup to run in the backup
> window
>
> * hsuj AT optonline DOT net <hsuj AT optonline DOT net> [2005-08-13 10:55]:
>> I wanted to restrict the backup to be started or restarted in the
>> backup time window defined in NetBackup policy. When it is out of the
>> time window, the startup/restart is not allowed.
>>
>> to achieve that, I am thinking if there is NetBackup parameter feeding
>> in bpstart_notify script, and thus we can add a logic in the script to
>> see if the time is out of the backup window or not, if it is, then
>> exit from the script.
>
> You are overthinking it. This is what NetBackup's schedule windows do
> already. They define the time that a backup is allowed to start. So, if
> your window is from 01:00 to 04:00, if the backup tries to run at
> 05:00,
> it will fail with a 196. No bpstart_notify logic is necessary.
>
> --
> David Rock
> david AT graniteweb DOT com
>
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