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E-mail log, Auditing, Execution – HP Data Protector Express Basic-Software User Manual

Page 84: Pre execution commands, Post execution commands, Job pre-post execution commands, Job pre-post execution, Commands

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E-mail log

Log Format

Choose a format from the drop down list.

Log will be sent to...

Data Protector Express lets you e-mail logs to one or more recipients. Enter a list

of recipients separated by semicolons.

Auditing

In some cases, you may want positive confirmation that an object — like a database — was backed up

but you don’t want to wade through the log file generated by selecting Log All. You can accomplish this

by setting the Audit property on the object when you select if for backup. Simply locate the object in the

Selection page of the job properties, right-click on the object and select Properties, and check the Enable

Audit box on the property page. By default, all Exchange and SQL databases are audited.

Execution

In this section

Pre Execution Commands
Post Execution Commands

You can define commands to be executed before the backup job runs and after the backup job runs.

They are often used to perform custom OS-specific or application-specific tasks, such as to stop/start a

database. Commands are defined on the Execution page of a backup job.

Pre Execution Commands

The pre execution tab on jobs controls the command to be executed before the job is run, either on

multiple hosts, or just the Backup Server. In addition there are options to control whether the job should

stop, or whether the job should continue based on the outcome of the command.

Command path

Specifies a full path or relative path, to a shell command, including command

parameters. For instance cmd.exe /c explorer.exe, or c:\windows\explorer.exe. A macro

syntax is also supported in this field, for many different uses. See the Data Protector Express Technical

Reference Guide for more information.

Run command on all hosts selected in job, as well as the Backup Server

When checked, processes the

command on all machines selected in job. When unchecked, only runs the command on the Backup

Server.

Number of minutes to wait for command completion

This value in minutes specifies how long the

application should wait for the command to return. By default, it is set to Forever, meaning the application

will wait for as long as possible for the command to complete. If set to something other then Forever, the

application will terminate the command forcefully if it does not return in time.

Stop job if command fails to be executed

When checked, causes the job to be stopped if the pre

command is fails to be executed, such as if the command does not exist or the operating system cannot

property determine how to execute the command.

Stop job if command returns error code

When checked, causes the job to be stopped if the pre

command executes but returns a non-zero code. When checked, enables the additional options beneath it.

Do not stop job if the following error code range is returned

When checked, a range of error codes

must be specified which are treated as warnings. If the return code is zero or is within the specified

range, the job continues. However, if the return code is non-zero and outside of the specified range,

the job to be stopped.

Post Execution Commands

The post execution job property controls what shell commands should be executed after the job completes

with no error or with error.

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Advanced Job Options

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