Skip to main content
SnapManager for SAP

View sample plug-in scripts

Contributors

SnapManager includes scripts that you can use as examples for how to make your own scripts or as a basis for your custom scripts.

About this task

You can find the sample plug-in scripts at the following location:

  • <default_install_directory>/plugins/examples/backup/create

  • <default_install_directory>/plugins/examples/clone/create

  • <default_install_directory>/plugins/unix/examples/backup/create/post

The directory that contains the sample plug-in scripts includes the following subdirectories:

  • policy: Contains scripts that, when configured, always run on the clone operation.

  • pre: Contains scripts that, when configured, run before the clone operation.

  • post: Contains scripts that, when configured, run after the clone operation.

The following table describes the sample scripts:

Script name Description Type of script

validate_sid.sh

Contains additional checks to the SID used on the target system. The script checks that the SID has the following characteristics:

  • Contains three alphanumeric characters

  • Begins with a letter

  • Does not include reserved SAP SIDs

Policy

cleanup.sh

Cleans the target system so that it is ready to store the newly created clone. Preserves or deletes files and directories depending on the need.

Pretask

sap_follow_up_activities.sh

Performs follow-up activity tasks as described in SAP System Copy Guide and TR-3442, SAP with Oracle on UNIX and NFS and NetApp Storage. For example, this script deletes or modifies table entries in the SAP schema.

Post-task

os_db_authentication.sh

Adapts the operating system authentication for the OPS$ user, as recommended in SAP Note 316641. This is a sample of how to process external SQL files.

Post-task

Mirror_the_backup.sh

Mirrors the volumes after the backup operation occurs in an UNIX environment when you are using either Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode or clustered Data ONTAP.

Post-task

Vault_the_backup_cDOT.sh

Vaults the backup after the backup operation occurs in an UNIX environment when you are using clustered Data ONTAP.

Post-task

Scripts delivered with SnapManager use the BASH shell by default. You must ensure that support for the BASH shell is installed on your operating system before attempting to run any of the sample scripts.

Steps
  1. To verify that you are using the BASH shell, enter the following command at the command prompt:

    bash

    If you do not see an error, the BASH shell is operating properly.

    Alternately, you can enter the which-bash command at the command prompt.

  2. Locate the script in the following directory:

    <installdir>/plugins/examples/clone/create

  3. Open the script in a script editor such as vi.


Sample script

The following sample custom script validates database SID names and prevents invalid names from being used in the cloned database. It includes three operations (check, describe, and execute), which are called after you run the script. The script also includes error message handling with codes 0, 4 and >4.

EXIT=0
name="Validate SID"
description="Validate SID used on the target system"
parameter=()

# reserved system IDs
INVALID_SIDS=("ADD" "ALL" "AND" "ANY" "ASC"
              "COM" "DBA" "END" "EPS" "FOR"
              "GID" "IBM" "INT" "KEY" "LOG"
              "MON" "NIX" "NOT" "OFF" "OMS"
              "RAW" "ROW" "SAP" "SET" "SGA"
              "SHG" "SID" "SQL" "SYS" "TMP"
              "UID" "USR" "VAR")
function _exit {
     rc=$1
     echo "Command complete."
    	return $rc}

function usage {
     echo "usage: $(basename $0) { -check | -describe | -execute }"
     _exit 99}

function describe {
    	echo "SM_PI_NAME:$name"
    	echo "SM_PI_DESCRIPTION:$description"
    	_exit 0}

function check {
    	_exit 0}

function execute {
    	IFS=\$ myEnv=$(env)
     for a in ${paramteter[@]}; do
       		key=$(echo ${$a} | awk -F':' '{ print $1 }')
         val=$(echo $myEnv | grep -i -w $key 2>/dev/null | awk -F'=' '{ print $2 }')

       		if [ -n "$val" ] ; then
              state="set to $val"
       		else
           			state="not set"
           			#indicate a FATAL error, do not continue processing
           			((EXIT=+4))
		       fi
         echo "parameter $key is $state"
     done

	######################################################################
	# additional checks
 # Use SnapManager environment variable of SM_TARGET_SID

	if [ -n "$SM_TARGET_SID" ] ; then
  		if [ ${#SM_TARGET_SID} -ne 3 ] ; then
        echo "SID is defined as a 3 digit value, [$SM_TARGET_SID] is not valid."
        EXIT=4
    else
        echo "${INVALID_SIDS[@]}" | grep -i -w $SM_TARGET_SID >/dev/null 2>&1
     			if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
            echo "The usage of SID [$SM_TARGET_SID] is not supported by SAP."
        				((EXIT+=4))
  		fi
	fi
	else
   		echo "SM_TARGET_SID not set"
     EXIT=4
	fi  _exit $EXIT}

# Include the 3 required operations for clone plugin
case $(echo "$1" | tr [A-Z] [a-z]) in
  -check )        check     ;;
  -describe )     describe  ;;
  -execute )      execute   ;;     	* )
		 echo "unknown option $1"    usage 		;;
esac

Related information