INFO: Before/After Job Macros for Sets and Groups

UBQ ID Number: UBQ000035

Last Modified: 2000-06-05 at 10:43:19

SUMMARY:

The following before/after job "macros" are simple text substitution. Some macros can be used with any of the before/after - set/group job combinations. However, some have a more restricted use (e.g. only with a "before set" job or only with "after set" or "after group" jobs). Not all macros apply to each type. They are NOT case-sensitive.

DETAILS:

MACRO

MEANING

 

Available for all combination:

$g$

Group filename (e.g. "testjob.ubb") no path included. Use the UBDATA share if necessary to access the file.

 

 

Available for group before/after, set before:

$S$

Set filename (e.g. "job.ub") no path included. Use the UBDATA share if necessary to access the file.

$T$

Tape label name (e.g. "UltraBac Storage Media").

$N$

Tape volume sequence #, starting from 1. For autoloaders this represents the slot #. (e.g. "1")

$L$

Full path/filename to the backup log file. (e.g. "c:\ultrabac\logs\bk980122.000")

$D$

Device number used currently. 0-99 represents tape devices, 100+ represents disk devices. (e.g. "100")

 

 

Available for group after, set after:

$SF$

Number of files skipped during the backup. (e.g. "1")

$IF$

Number of files backed up "in-use". (e.g. "10")

 

 

Available for group after only:

$V$

Full path/filename to the verify log file. (e.g. "c:\ultrabac\logs\vy980122.000")

$EV$

Number of verification errors encountered. (e.g. "0")

$SE$

Number of sets in error (e.g. skipped, or unavailable e.g. "0")

$ST$

Status of backup. If the group is aborted because of a serious error such as a tape drive malfunction, or device unavailable this will be set to "1", otherwise "0" indicates a normal condition.

Example: To print backup and verify logs after the backup and verify are complete, type:

"print /D:\\<computername>\<printsharename> $L$ $V$" in the "after job".

A sample of what might actually appear in the after job text box is:

print /D:\\SALES1\Print $L$ $V$

Which UltraBac might interpret as:

print /D:\\SALES1\Print c:\ultrabac\logs\bk980122.000 c:\ultrabac\logs\vy980122.000

MORE INFORMATION:

See UBQ: UBQ000013 – Creating and Editing Sets and Groups Through a Text Editor

See UBQ: UBQ000015 – Backup Group Format

See UBQ: UBQ000016 – Before/After Backup Option Syntax

See UBQ: UBQ000018 – Backup Set Format

CATEGORIES:

Backup Groups, Backup Sets, Before/After Commands, Scheduler, Setup

VERSION:

5.x-6.x

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