Replicate from Backup after Backup Copy Job

[haslund]

Hello,

I am running a Backup Copy Job from Production Site to a Backup Repository in DR site.
Next I have a Replication Job set to use the DR site backup repository as source.

Is it not possible to schedule (daisy chain) the Replication Job to run as soon as the Backup Copy Job is completed?

I guess I could use a Post Job powershell script, but I would prefer to keep this in GUI.

[foggy]

Rasmus, you're correct, you cannot schedule another job to be executed after it via GUI. However you can specify the script that triggers replication job and runs after each backup copy job synchronization session.

[zmedgyesi]

It would be nice to have this feature... May we call it a feature request?

[foggy]

Sure. Thank you both for the feedback.

[veremin]

As to the scripting approach, it’s just a matter of checking whether the latest backup copy job’s session is finished and executing a replication job in accordance via Start-VBRJob commandlet. Thanks.

[pkelly_sts]

I now have my replicas (from backup copy) running smoothly immediately after backup copy jobs as part of the post-job script but I was wondering if there's a specific reason why we can't simply schedule replica jobs to run after copy jobs the same way we can schedule them to run after backup jobs as part of the "After this job" scheduling option?

After looking into the 15 min timeout warning I'd noticed a few replies to copy job questions where the Veeam people were suggesting trying to avoid script jobs (in the right circumstances) to avoid additional monitoring etc.

I'm guessing there must be a good reason...

[foggy]

Paul, since backup copy runs continuously, "after this job" concept is not applicable to it. However, using post-job script option allows you to achieve what you're after.

[pkelly_sts]

OK, well I'll add my weight to the feature request then If there's such a concept of a post-job script then I don't really understand why we can't have a post-job schedule...

[foggy]

Script runs after each job synchronization session and is considered a part of the job (i.e. for the job to have Success status, it is required that the script returns zero error code), while the continuous backup copy job itself does not have an "end", unlike regular backup job. Anyway, thanks for your feedback.

[lepphce1]

Hello,
I'm using replication at our DR site, using a previous backup copy to the site as the source. It works really well!

But I would like the option in scheduling to run after the backup copy job is complete. Currently my only option for scheduling "After this job" is after a backup job. The problem is, if I run a daily schedule, if the backup copy takes longer than expected, then the replication job runs before the copy is complete and does not do anything because the latest restore point is already replicated. If I have the option to run "After this Job" and the ability to select the backup copy, then I am assured there is a new restore point to replicate.

Make sense or am I missing something? I think this would be a really useful function. Apologies if this has already been asked, Thanks!

[foggy]

Please review this thread for the workaround. Thanks.

[lepphce1]

Thanks, explanation understood and I will look at implementing a script. It would be cool if there was some way to implement similar functionality via the GUI. Thanks!

[foggy]

Thanks for the feedback, your request is accepted.

[antipolis]

Thanks, explanation understood and I will look at implementing a script. It would be cool if there was some way to implement similar functionality via the GUI. Thanks!

+1 on this one

[philfreund]

I have this same situation and would like to add my vote for this the GUI functionality. Is there a sample script available in the meantime?

[foggy]

Hi Phil, you can ask for assistance in creating one in the corresponding subforum.