Postthaw script

[itops]

Hello, i'm running a cmd script in post-thaw mode for a vm. The script is located in the backup server I needs to run in the VM. These scripts has to delete some files once the backup is done.
I've test it with no luck.

test-script.cmd

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@echo off
set logfile=script.log

echo %DATE% %TIME% - RUNNING SCRIPT >> %logfile%
E:
dir E:\  >> %logfile%
cp %logfile% E:\Temp\
EXIT /b 0

These is a test script but its not generating the log file on E: drive.

How should I do this?

[PTide]

Hi,

Is that just particular thing that does not work, or the script just does not do anything at all? Any error in the session log?

Thanks!

[itops]

There're no errors. Backup job returns succesfull and the VM log Veeamguesthelper returns OK. But the script is not doing what i expect.

[PTide]

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cp %logfile% E:\Temp\

Shouldn't it be 'copy' instead?

Thanks

[foggy]

There're no errors.

This is because it returns 0 in any case, making the job think it finished successfully.

[itops]

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cp %logfile% E:\Temp\

Shouldn't it be 'copy' instead?

Thanks

Yes sorry I make a mistake

[itops]

Where the should be? In the backup server or in the VM? I know that when the script is in the backup server is uploaded to the VM and then executed locally from the VM. But I'm not able to write a file inside de VM and copy somewhere just for testing.
I'm doing something wrong?
Now I'm having exit code 1 with this one

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@echo off
set logfile=C:\tfs-borrado-backups.log
echo %DATE% %TIME% - RUNNING >> %logfile%
copy %logfile% \\remote-path\folder

[PTide]

Where the should be? In the backup server or in the VM?

On the backup server. Have you tried to run the script manually on VBR server, did it work?

Thanks

[itops]

Yes I executed manually from command prompt on the backup server and it works fine.

[itops]

Basically what i need to do is, after the backup of a VM finishes correctly, then delete files from a folder of the vm. It's simple but I'm not able to do it.

[PTide]

Then you should use a post-job script instead. Post-thaw script starts right after VM snapshot has been created, not after the backup is completed. Post-job script is executed on VBR after the job is finished, so you'll need to write a script that will be able to login into the VM and perform required actions.

Thanks.

[itops]

I've try to run this with no luck

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@echo off
set logfile=E:\VBR_Scripts\post-bkp\post-bkp-prod-t2.log
echo %DATE% %TIME% >> %logfile%
rem ** TFS **
set logTFS=E:\VBR_Scripts\post-bkp\tfs-borrado-backups.log
echo %DATE% %TIME% - TFS >> %logTFS%
echo test >> %logTFS%
del /F /Q \\tfs\e$\TFS_Backups\*
echo RESULT %errorlevel% >> %logTFS%
echo %DATE% %TIME% - RESULT TFS: %errorlevel% >> %logTFS%

exit /b 0

The output:

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19/10/2018  1:42:36,73 - 
test
RESULT 1 
19/10/2018  1:42:36,75 - RESULT TFS: 1 

But the del command its not working because the files still exist
Which user runs the command? I guess is the appaware processing user, and this user is administrator of the VM where I'm trying to erase files

[PTide]

As far as I can see from the script, it does not log in into the VM. Post-job script is executed on the VBR server and it won't perform any actions inside a VM unless you've specifically told it to do so. Also I would double-check if 'del' command actually supports deletion from network shares.

Thanks

[itops]

Hello I've execute it using psexec utility and works fine when using a runas command. I don't know which user runs the post-job script. I've to manually setup the credentials and use a plain password but this is not a thing I can really leave as productive.

[PTide]

For pre/post-job scripts Veeam uses the Service Account under which the Veeam Backup Service is running.

Thanks!