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Other Job Options for Agentless VMware Backup

Apart from source options, DPX offers some additional backup job options, such as Job Notification Options. They are available from both interfaces as presented below.

The Proxy Selection section

If a backup job backs up multiple VMs, DPX by default uses available proxy servers for load balancing. If you prefer one or more specific proxy servers, specify this in the Proxy Selection section.

To set proxy servers for a backup job:

  1. Go to the Advanced Options section at the bottom of the job definition view (scroll down if necessary) and expand it. Click the Proxy Selection header.

  1. The Proxy Selection section consists of the Automatically Select toggle. By default, the toggle is on. DPX chooses the proxy servers to use for the backup job and how many to use for load balancing. When the toggle is off, the list of all proxy servers is displayed and you can choose which proxy servers will be used for the backup job. Multiple selection is possible.

The Notification Options section

The Notification Options section controls who receives messages pertaining to the current job when it is run.

To access the job notification options, go to the Advanced Options section at the bottom of the job definition view (scroll down if necessary) and expand it. Click the Notification options header.

This section includes the Job e-mail notification toggle.

Toggle on

The notification is sent as specified below the toggle (additional fields will appear – see below).

Toggle off

The notification is sent to the default e-mail address configured in the Administrator E-mail Settings section.

Subject

The subject of your message. The subject line usually contains a combination of straight text and variable elements. Variables, which must begin with %, are replaced with actual corresponding values. If you enclose variables in double quotation marks, those variables are treated as literal values. You can embed the following variables:

  • %JOBNAME

  • %JOBID

  • %JOBTYPE

  • %RC

Use %RC to include the return code in the message for this run of the job, when applicable.

To

The email address of the primary recipient of your message. Only one “To” address is permitted.

Cc

Carbon Copy. The email address(es) of the secondary recipient(s) of your message. Use a semicolon to delimit multiple email addresses.

Bcc

Blind Carbon Copy. The email address(es) of the secondary recipient(s) not identified to other recipients. Use a semi-colon to delimit multiple email addresses.

Note. Note that the following characters are invalid in all fields: < > ; and '.

Note. DPX emailing must be enabled when you first configure your Enterprise. At that time, you supply general system information, including SMTP Host Name and SMTP Port. See the Administrator E-mail Settings section.

The Script Options section

Pre-Job Script

Enter the name of a script to execute prior to the actual job.

Basic usage: <script>@<node_name> <argument_list>

If Pre-Script fails

The action be taken if the Pre-Job Script fails to successfully complete:

  • Run Job/Run Post-Job Script

  • Skip Job/Run Post-Job Script

  • Skip Job/Skip Post-Job Script

If Job fails

The action to be taken if the Job fails to successfully complete:

  • Run Post-Job Script

  • Skip Post-Job Script

Post-Job Script

Enter the name of a script to execute after the actual job.

Basic usage: <script>@<node_name> <argument_list>

See also. For detailed information about pre- and post-job scripts, including all valid definitions, see Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts.

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