Installation and User's Guide

Postschedulecmd/PostnschedulecmdThe postschedulecmd/postnschedulecmd option specifies a command that theclient program processes after it runs a schedule.The client program waits for the command to complete before it continues withother processing.If you do not want to wait, specify postnschedulecmd.Note:1. If the postschedulecmd command does not complete with return code 0, theclient reports that the scheduled event completed with return code 8 (unless thescheduled operation encounters a more severe error yielding a higher returncode). If you do not want the postschedulecmd command to be governed bythis rule, you can create a script or batch file that invokes the command andexits with return code 0. Then configure postschedulecmd to invoke the scriptor batch file. The return code for the postnschedulecmd command is nottracked, and does not influence the return code of the scheduled event.2. The server can also define the postschedulecmd option (and thepostnschedulecmd option).Supported ClientsThis option is valid for all clients. The Tivoli Storage Manager client API does notsupport this option. The server can also define this option.Options FilePlace this option in the client options file (dsm.opt). You can set this option on theScheduler tab, Schedule Command button of the Preferences editor.Syntax►►POSTSChedulecmdPOSTNSChedulecmd"cmdstring"►◄Parameters"cmdstring"Specifies the command to process. You can enter a command to be run after aschedule with this option. Use only one postschedulecmd option.Specify the command string just as you would enter it from the operatingsystem command prompt. If the command string contains any blank spaces,enclose the command string in single quotation marks. For example:’net stop someservice’Use a blank, or null, string for cmdstring if you want to prevent any commandsfrom running that the Tivoli Storage Manager server administrator uses forpostschedulecmd or preschedulecmd. If you specify a blank or null string oneither option, it prevents the administrator from using a command on bothoptions.If your administrator uses a blank or null string on the postschedulecmdoption, you cannot run a post-schedule command.Chapter 12. Processing options 429