Rapid Recovery 6.3 - Command Line and Scripting Reference Guide

The PreTransferScript is run on the protected Linux machine immediately before the backup snapshot transfer begins.

The following script stores the values from input parameters in PreTransferScriptResult.txt, which is stored in the root home directory.

Sample PreTransferScript

#!/bin/bash
echo "TransferPrescriptParameter_VolumeNames=$TransferPrescriptParameter_VolumeNames
TransferPrescriptParameter_ShadowCopyType=$TransferPrescriptParameter_ShadowCopyType
TransferPrescriptParameter_Key=$TransferPrescriptParameter_Key
TransferPrescriptParameter_ForceBaseImage=$TransferPrescriptParameter_ForceBaseImage
TransferPrescriptParameter_IsLogTruncation=$TransferPrescriptParameter_IsLogTruncation
TransferPrescriptParameter_LatestEpochSeenByCore=$TransferPrescriptParameter_LatestEpochSeenByCore" > ~/PreTransferScriptResult.txt
exit 0

The PostTransferScript is run on the protected Linux machine after the backup snapshot process has fully completed.

The following script stores the values from input parameters in PostTransferScriptResult.txt, which is stored in the root home directory.

Sample PostTransferScript

#!/bin/bash
echo "TransferPostscriptParameter_VolumeNames=$TransferPostscriptParameter_VolumeNames
TransferPostscriptParameter_ShadowCopyType=$TransferPostscriptParameter_ShadowCopyType
TransferPostscriptParameter_Key=$TransferPostscriptParameter_Key
TransferPostscriptParameter_ForceBaseImage=$TransferPostscriptParameter_ForceBaseImage
TransferPostscriptParameter_IsLogTruncation=$TransferPostscriptParameter_IsLogTruncation
TransferPostscriptParameter_LatestEpochSeenByCore=$TransferPostscriptParameter_LatestEpochSeenByCore" > ~/PostTransferScriptResult.txt
exit 0

The PreSnapshotScript is run on the protected Linux machine after preparation but before data is read from the original device when capturing a snapshot. This script does not receive parameters from the protected machine.

The following script returns the time that the script completed on the machine in hours, minutes, and seconds, based on the system time of the Core. This information is logged in PreSnapshotScriptResult.txt, which is stored in the root home directory.

Sample PreSnapshotScript

#!/bin/bash
echo "`date +%H:%M:%S` PreSnapshot script has been executed." > ~/PreSnapshotScriptResult.txt
exit 0

The PostSnapshotScript is run on the protected Linux machine after data is read from the original device when capturing a snapshot, but before data is read from the copied device. This script does not receive parameters from the protected machine.

The following script returns the time that the script completed on the machine in hours, minutes, and seconds, based on the system time of the Core. This information is logged in PostSnapshotScriptResult.txt, which is stored in the root home directory.

Sample PostSnapshotScript

#!/bin/bash
echo "`date +%H:%M:%S` PostSnapshot script has been executed." > ~/PostSnapshotScriptResult.txt
exit 0