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Pre/Post Procedure: Backup

Backup > Pre/Post Procedure

Use the Pre/Post Procedure page to run agent procedures either before a Schedule Volumes backup starts or after it completes. Does not apply to Schedule Folders backups.

Use this page to suspend services that may lock files and prevent volume backup from completing. You may also wish to force a system service, such as Exchange or a database, to write all its data to disk prior to system backup. Typically this can be done without requiring the service in question to be down during backup. All critical services can be left fully operational at all times. For example, to backup an Exchange Server, a snap shot of the database is needed prior to the backup start. A procedure will quickly start and stop Exchange to take the snapshot of the database prior to the start of the backup.

To Run a Pre/Post Procedure

  1. Select machine IDs.
  2. Click the select script link to select an agent procedure to run before a Schedule Volumes backup starts or after it completes.
  3. If running an agent procedure after a backup completes, specify whether the agent procedure should run after a backup completes with any status, with success or with failure.
  4. Click Set.

Set

Click Set to run the selected agent procedures before a Schedule Volumes backup starts or after it completes.

Run <select script> before backup starts

If checked, runs the selected agent procedure before a Schedule Volumes backup starts.

Run <select script> after backup completes

If checked, runs the selected agent procedure after a Schedule Volumes backup completes. For agent procedures run after completion, specify whether the agent procedures should run with any status, with success or with failure.

Select All/Unselect All

Click the Select All link to check all rows on the page. Click the Unselect All link to uncheck all rows on the page.

Check-in status

These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine:

Online but waiting for first audit to complete

Agent online

Agent online and user currently logged on. Icon displays a tool tip showing the logon name.

Agent online and user currently logged on, but user not active for 10 minutes

Agent is currently offline

Agent has never checked in

Agent is online but remote control has been disabled

The agent has been suspended

Note: Different icon images display when this add-on module is installed in a 5.x VSA. The Remote Control > Control Machine page displays a legend of the specific icons your VSA system is using.

Machine.Group ID

The list of Machine.Group IDs displayed is based on the Machine ID / Group ID filter and the machine groups the user is authorized to see using System > User Security > Scopes.

Pre Script / Post Script

This column lists the agent procedures set to run before a Schedule Volumes backup starts or after it completes.