Configure a Subclient for Pre/Post Processing of Data Protection/Archive Operations

Before You Begin

• We recommend not configuring a pre/post process for a subclient that is currently running a data protection or archive operation.
• Verify that there are no pre/post processes already assigned for the subclient.
• Review the Overview and Agent-Specific Guidelines for your agent before configuring pre/post processes for data protection/archive operations.
• Pre-process commands for the iDataAgents will be executed only when the necessary resources (e.g., media, library, drive, etc.) are available.

Required Capability: Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure a subclient for Pre/Post processing of data protection/archive operations:

1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the subclient for which you want to configure a pre/post process, and then click Properties from the shortcut menu.
2. Click the Pre/Post Process tab of the Properties dialog box.
3. For an agent other than the Oracle RAC iDataAgent, click inside the space that corresponds to one of the following phases and type the full path of the process that you want executed during that phase. Alternatively, click Browse to locate the process (applicable only for paths that do not contain any spaces). For the Oracle RAC iDataAgent, click Browse for the corresponding process, click the name of the control node client in the Select Client for Browse dialog box, and click OK. Then browse for and click the process.
   • PreBackup
   • PreScan
   • PreArchive
   • PreCopy
   • PreSnap
   • PostBackup
   • PostScan
   • PostArchive
   • PostCopy
   • PostSnap

   Click OK.

4. If you want to run a Post Process for all attempts to run that job phase, then select the corresponding checkbox.
5. For subclients on Windows platforms, if Run As displays Not Selected, or if you want to change the account that has permission to run these commands, click Change.
   1. In the User Account dialog box, select Use Local System Account, or select Impersonate User and enter a user name and password. Click OK.
   2. If you selected Local System Account, click OK to the message advising you that commands using this account have rights to access all data on the client computer.
6. Click OK to save your changes and close the Pre/Post Process tab of the Properties dialog box.