How to configure the CA Spectrum post_olb_script to perform a DDM back-up at a specific time

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• CA Spectrum

Issue/Introduction

How to configure the CA Spectrum post_olb_script to perform a DDM back-up at a specific time

On each SpectroSERVER, the $SPECROOT/custom/CsScript/post_olb_script can be configured to back up the DDM database after a successful SpectroSERVER database save has completed.  This document provides information on how to configure the CA Spectrum post_olb_script to perform a DDM back-up at a specific time.

Environment

Release: All Supported Releases

Component: SPCCSS - SpectroSERVER Core

Resolution

We will use the following example configuration:

The CA Spectrum Online Backup (OLB) is configured to run every 8 hours. The post_olb_script is configured to back-up the DDM database on Sundays. This configuration causes the DDM database to backup three times on Sunday. How can the post_olb_script be modified to back-up the DDM database only once on Sunday?

Using the above example, suppose the OLB runs every 8 hours at 2:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM daily. The $SPECROOT/custom/CsScript/post_olb_script can be modified as follows to only run the DDM backup at 2:00 AM on Sunday.

 

day_of_week=`date +%w`

hour_of_day=`date +%k`

target_day=0

target_hour=2

 if [ "$day_of_week -eq $target_day" ] && [ "$hour_of_day -eq $target_hour" ]

 
In the above example, the target_day is set to “0” (Sunday) and the target_hour is set to 2. The script checks the current day_of_week and hour_of_day. Then, compares the current day of the week with the target day and the current hour of the day with the target hour. If both match, a backup of the DDM database is performed. If both do not match, a DDM database backup is not performed.

The target_day and target_hour can be modified to suite your individual needs.