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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.

Steps

  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.