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Create task scripts

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You can create the pretask, post-task, and policy task scripts for backup, restore, and clone operations, write your script, and include the predefined environment variables in your parameters. You can either create a new script or modify one of the SnapManager sample scripts.

What you'll need

Before you start creating the script, ensure that:

  • You must structure the script in a particular manner for it to be run in the context of a SnapManager operation.

  • You must create the script based on the expected operations, available input parameters, and return code conventions.

  • You must include log messages and redirect the messages to user-defined log files.

    1. Create the task script by customizing the sample script.

      Perform the following:

      1. Locate a sample script in the following installation directory:

        <default_install_directory>/plugins/examples/backup/create

        <default_install_directory>/plugins/examples/clone/create

      2. Open the script in your script editor.

      3. Save the script with a different name.

    2. Modify the functions, variables, and parameters as needed.

    3. Save the script in one of the following directories:

      Backup operations scripts

      • <default_install_directory>/plugins/backup/create/pre: Executes the script before the backup operation occurs. Use it optionally when you specify the backup creation.

      • <default_install_directory>/plugins/backup/create/post: Executes the script after the backup operation occurs. Use it optionally when you specify the backup creation.

      • <default_install_directory>/plugins/backup/create/policy: Always executes the script before the backup operation occurs. SnapManager always uses this script for all the backups in the repository. Restore operation scripts

      • <default_install_directory>/plugins/restore/create/pre: Executes the script before the backup operation occurs. Use it optionally when you specify the backup creation.

      • <default_install_directory>/plugins/restore/create/post: Executes the script after the backup operation occurs. Use it optionally when you specify the backup creation.

      • <default_install_directory>/plugins/restore/create/policy: Always executes the script before the backup operation occurs. SnapManager always uses this script for all the backups in the repository. Clone operation scripts

      • <default_install_directory>/plugins/clone/create/pre: Executes the script before the backup operation occurs. Use it optionally when you specify the backup creation.

      • <default_install_directory>/plugins/clone/create/post: Executes the script after the backup operation occurs. Use it optionally when you specify the backup creation.

      • <default_install_directory>/plugins/clone/create/policy: Always executes the script before the backup operation occurs. SnapManager always uses this script for all the backups in the repository.