Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

Backup command customization

You can customize client backups by creating additional programs (scripts) that affect the way the NetWorker server will back up client file system data.

NetWorker provides you with the following features, which enable you to customize scheduled backups for a client:

• Create a custom backup script that starts the save command.
• Create a script file that performs operations before the start of a backup.
• Create a script file that performs operations after the backup of all save sets for a client completes.

For example, you can create a custom backup script that performs the following tasks:

1. Shuts down a mail server or database before the NetWorker server performs a backup.
2. Prints a message such as Backup started at 3:33 A.M.
3. Starts the save command and performs a backup.
4. Prints a message such as Backup completed at 6:30 A.M.
5. Restarts the mail server or database after the backup completes.