topic Re: crontab entry in Operating System - HP-UX

crontab entry

arun khatwani — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:31:46 GMT

if i want to schedule the script in crontab that it runs every sunday at 4 am and stops at 6 am would it be fine or need to be chnaged.
0 4 * * 0 /usr/sap/POP/SYS/exe/run/startsap
0 6 * * 0 /usr/sap/POP/SYS/exe/run/stopsap

Re: crontab entry

Taifur — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:36:00 GMT

Hi Arun

Yes, it is fine.

No need to change.

Rgds//
Taifur

Re: crontab entry

Shahul — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:44:38 GMT

Hi,

Yes, you need to put it in the right user's crontab. Also please note that both the programs (startsap & stopsap) starts on 4AM and 6AM respectively. I am asuming "stopsap" is the program to stop "startsap"

Good Luck
Shahul

Re: crontab entry

Avinash20 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:28:57 GMT

The script seems to be fine

Also you could redirect the output to some file, so that in case if the script doesnt run fine, its easy to troubleshoot

0 4 * * 0 /usr/sap/POP/SYS/exe/run/startsap > /tmp/startsap.out
0 6 * * 0 /usr/sap/POP/SYS/exe/run/stopsap > /tmp/stopsap.out

Re: crontab entry

Avinash20 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:30:54 GMT

Also give a small thought..
In case if the stopsap doesn't stop due to some reasons. Then there would be multiple instance of sap running

If startsap script pop up that SAP is already running then the above script is fine.

Re: crontab entry

Arturo Galbiati — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:42:24 GMT

hi,
this is fine.
Rgds,
Art

Re: crontab entry

點燃 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:52:43 GMT

Looks fine.

0 4 * * 0 /usr/sap/POP/SYS/exe/run/startsap > /tmp/startsap.out
0 6 * * 0 /usr/sap/POP/SYS/exe/run/stopsap > /tmp/stopsap.out

Re: crontab entry

Suraj K Sankari — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:12:18 GMT

HI,
0 4 * * 0 /usr/sap/POP/SYS/exe/run/startsap > /tmp/startsap.out
0 6 * * 0 /usr/sap/POP/SYS/exe/run/stopsap > /tmp/stopsap.out

yes its looks fine One thing I wana to tell give 2 >> instead 1 this will track a record of your SAP start and stop log

0 4 * * 0 /usr/sap/POP/SYS/exe/run/startsap >> /tmp/startsap.out
0 6 * * 0 /usr/sap/POP/SYS/exe/run/stopsap >> /tmp/stopsap.out

Suraj