Aborted job instances, Arguments, Argument lists – HP P6000 Continuous Access Software User Manual
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The format of a job-instance name is the job name, plus a sequence number. For example, the job
named daily_backup when run two times would have job instance names of daily_backup-1 and
daily_backup-2.
Aborted job instances
In some cases, a job instance may not stop when it is aborted. This can happen if the instance is
hung while executing a command to a low level device.
When the replication manager server is stopped and restarted, all aborted job instances are
cancelled.
Arguments
Most job commands include arguments. When a command is initially entered in a job, default
values may appear in command arguments. In some cases, there are no defaults and you must
specify a value. Required arguments are denoted by % characters. In the following
example,%stor_unc_name% indicates that a value must be entered for the UNC name of the storage
volume.
SnapcloneStorageVolume ( %storvol_unc_name%, "", SAME, "", WAIT )
^ required argument
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Argument lists
In some commands an argument list can be specified. An argument list consists of individual
resource names, separated by commas, and enclosed in parenthesis.
For example, a list of storage volumes (virtual disks):
("\\Array2\Cats", "\\Array2\Dogs", "\\Array3\Cars")
Assignments (variables)
The Editing Task window allows you to create assignments (variables) that refer to specific resources
or that reference the results of a command.
In the following example, a lengthy UNC-formatted name is stored in a variable on line 5. When
the job is run, a snapclone is created by the command on line 10, which refers to the variable.
Task
Line
...
$disk = SetVariable ("\\ArrayA2\Pets\Cats\Vdisk66")
5
...
SnapcloneStorageVolume ($disk, "", SAME, "", WAIT)
10
...
In the next example, the results of a command are saved in a variable when the job is run. On
line 7, the UNC name of the snapshot is stored in the variable $Rep1. Then on line 13 the variable
is referenced to delete the snapshot.
Task
Line
...
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Jobs