Automatic Ignite backup

[Igor Sovin]

Hi!
Is there any way to make some shedule in Ignite to make backups on different days?

[Fabio Ettore]

Hi,

I don't think there is a scheduling feature in Ignite....anyway you can do that by cron.
Insert a line in crontab for days when you wish to launch backups.

HTH.

Best regards,
Fabio

[Raj D. · Accepted solution]

You can use unix native , crontab for scheduling.

And put make_tape_recovery or make_net_recovery in cron with the help of a script.

Cheers,
Raj.

[David Nixon]

You could schedule the script make_tape_recovery(1M) or
make_net_recovery(1M) via Cron.

[Sp4admin]

Just create a cron job. here is a copy of the script I use. One note this on Itanium but should work. If not change the "BOT" to "DDS".

#!/usr/bin/ksh
# Program: ignite.sh
# Purpose: SEND results from Ignite to the UNIX ADMINISTRATORS

Rev=1.3
# Mods:

#

# Globals
PATH=/usr/bin:/sbin
HOST=$(hostname)
DEV=/dev/rmt/0m

ADMINS=Unix_Admins-T@xxx.xxx # Admins
LOG=/var/adm/make_recovery.msgs
DATE=$(date)
TODAY=$(date +%m/%d/%y)
PROG=$(basename $0)
SUBJ="Ignite results from ${HOST}, on ${DATE}" # 1.1

# MAIN

# cleanup /etc/lvmconf
cd /etc/lvmconf # 1.2
rm -f vg*.conf.old # 1.2

# Make sure we have a tape in the drive
STAT=$(mt -f ${DEV} stat)
TAPELOADED=$(print ${STAT} | grep "BOT online") # 1.3

if [ "${TAPELOADED}x" = "x" ]; then
mailx -s "${SUBJ}" ${ADMINS} <${LOG} # Create LOG & Note prog name & rev.
/opt/ignite/bin/make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I >>${LOG} 2>&1

# Check Log for sucessful & only email if unsuccessful or warning
SUCCESS=$(tail ${LOG} | grep "completed successfully")
if [ "${SUCCESS}x" = "x" ]; then
mailx -s "${SUBJ}" ${ADMINS} <${LOG}
fi
mt -f ${DEV} rew
fi

# cleanup /etc/lvmconf
cd /etc/lvmconf # 1.2
rm -f vg*.conf.old # 1.2

Hope this helps,
Sp4admin

[DCE]

Igor,

We use cron to schedule a weekly ignite net backup.

Dave

[f. halili]

Create a script file that does the ignite part "ex. make_tape_recovery -options -device. "

Then do a crontab -e to schedule your job.

Ex. This runs the ignite_backup script at june 01 @ 4am.

00 04 01 06 * /scripts/ignite_backup.sh

cheers,
f.halili

[Phillip Thayer]

Igor, I think that you should probably look at the crontab functionality for this...

Or did someone else already mention that? :)

Phil

[Sp4admin]

come on give a new guy some points...:-)

[Mohd Azril Dollah]

You can use SAM to do an automate backup to the system.

#sam

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