Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

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Example backup script on Windows

In this example backup script for a Windows client computer, the customized backup program runs pre-backup commands, the NetWorker save command, and then post-backup commands.

Description of the example script

The following table provides details on each type of command in the example backup script.

Table 1. Example backup script on Windows
Command type	Description
Pre-backup	Redirects the output of the net start DOS command to create a netstart.txt file at the root of the C:\ drive, and sends all information about started services for the current computer to this file.
save	Runs NetWorker commands that are required to start the backup process.
Post-backup	Redirects the output of the set DOS command to a set.txt file at the root of the C:\ drive, and sends all computer system environment information to this file.

The netstart.txt and set.txt files are placed in the C:\directory. New information is appended to these files each time a backup is run.

Example script

@ECHO OFF SETLOCAL ECHO =======START BATCH FILE================ ECHO =====NetWorker PRE_BACKUP COMMAND====== ECHO =======NET START - creates netstart.txt file and ECHO =======sends all Started Services information  ECHO =======to the file c:\netstart.txt  NET START >>C:\NETSTART.TXT  REM This command takes incoming arguments from REM the savegrp command and handle them REM to overcome batch file limitations:   REM PARSE ALL INCOMING ARGUMENTS  REM and pass single argument in case REM more than 10 arguments are passed to this file REM (ie %0-%9 is not enough).  ECHO =====NetWorker SAVE SET COMMAND======= SHIFT SET arg=%0  :loop SHIFT IF %0.==. GOTO save SET arg=%arg% %0 GOTO loop
 REM These are the save commands that run the required  REM NetWorker backup commands.  :save  REM Note: Enter correct path to your NetWorker bin  REM directory (line below is default path) C:\PROGRA~1\nsr\bin\save.exe %arg% 
ECHO =====NetWorker POST_BACKUP COMMAND==== ECHO ====="SET" - creates set.txt file and sends all  ECHO =====computer system environment information to ECHO =====C:\set.txt file========  SET >>C:\SET.TXT  ECHO ======END OF BATCH FILE====  ENDLOCAL

Monitoring details for the script

The following information appears in the Monitoring window of the Administration interface and the backup action log file. After the backup process completes, review the log output to verify the execution of the commands in the script.

--- Successful Save Sets --- :* jupiter:c:\inetpub =======START BATCH FILE============ * jupiter:c:\inetpub ===NetWorker PRE_BACKUP COMMAND=== * jupiter:c:\inetpub=======NET START  * creates netstart.txt file and sends all started * jupiter:c:\inetpub ======services information to  * that file c:\netstart.txt==   * jupiter:c:\inetpub ===NetWorker SAVE SET COMMAND==== * jupiter:c:\inetpub save: using `C:\Inetpub' for * `c:\inetpub' jupiter: c:\inetpub level=full,194 KB 00:00:02 37 files * jupiter:c:\inetpub =====NetWorker POST_BACKUP COMMAND * jupiter:c:\inetpub ====="SET" - creates set.txt  * file and sends all computer system  * jupiter:c:\inetpub ==== environment information  * to C:\set.txt file * jupiter:c:\inetpub ======END OF BATCH FILE==== 