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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume II
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  4. NetBackup notify scripts
  5. parent_start_notify script
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume II

parent_start_notify script

NetBackup calls the parent_start_notify.cmd script (on Windows) or the parent_start_notify script (on UNIX) each time a parent job starts.

To use this script, copy the script to the bin directory:

  • UNIX:

    /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/goodies/parent_start_notify to /usr/openv/netbackup/bin

  • Windows:

    install_path\netbackup\bin\goodies\parent_start_notify.cmd to install_path\netbackup\bin

Modify the script and confirm that you have permission to run the script.

NetBackup passes the following parameters to the script:

clientname

Specifies the name of the client from the NetBackup catalog.

policyname

Specifies the policy name from the NetBackup catalog.

schedname

Specifies the schedule name from the NetBackup catalog.

schedtype

Specifies one of the following: FULL, INCR (differential incremental), CINC (cumulative incremental), UBAK, UARC

status

Specifies the exit code for the entire backup job.

streamnumber

Specifies the stream number; for a parent job it's always -1.

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