Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

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bouncy
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Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

Post by bouncy »

I was wondering if their was any way to trigger a specific profile after a Veeam backup job had been completed. I know that I can run a script after a veeam job has completed, however i would need to know how if at all possible i would interact with Syncovery in order to know whats going to go in that script. The syncovery install is on a qnap in case that is relevant, and they are both on the same subnet.

Any help would be much appreciated.

tobias
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Re: Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

Post by tobias »

Hello,
thanks for your post!

So Veeam is running on a Windows machine, and when done you would like to start a Syncovery job on QNAP?

bouncy
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Re: Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

Post by bouncy »

Hello, and thanks for the quick reply.

That is correct. Ideally I would like to get data offsite as soon as the backup jobs completed rather than having an arbitrary scheduled time as I do now.

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Re: Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

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im guessing thats a no?

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Re: Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

Post by tobias »

Everything is possible, but the difficulty varies. There is no easy answer. I have to investigate.

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Re: Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

Post by bouncy »

Sorry, wasn't trying to rush you, was just trying to clarify if their was or wasn't current built in functionality to achieve this.

Many thanks.

tobias
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Re: Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

Post by tobias »

Currently you'd need to automate an SSH login and invoke a command line, or be able to trigger an HTTP POST that must appear to come from localhost to the URL
https://localhost:8999/post_runprofile.php

with the form parameter
ProfileName=xyz

I will try to add an easier HTTP API in the next update. You would need to whitelist the Windows machine's IP so that no login is needed to invoke a command.

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Re: Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

Post by tobias »

Another way would be if you put a signal file in some folder on the QNAP.

One profile could run every 1 minute and look for the signal file. If it's there, it could copy it to some dummy destination folder. It could have an "Execute before/after" command like this:

++RUN PROFILE Your Main Profile

This would trigger your main profile only if the signal file was detected.

So every time the signal file is created new (with a new timestamp), the job would be triggered.

Example command line on Windows:

Code: Select all

echo "Do It" >\\192.168.12.48\Public\signal.txt

bouncy
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Re: Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

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i imagine the signal file will be easier to implement. i will look into it a little further. Many thanks for your help.

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Re: Trigger profile externally after Veeam Backup Job Completes

Post by bouncy »

I tried going down the posting the form route. I have little experience with this, but I chose CURL with the command:-

C:\temp>curl -H "Origin: http://localhost" "http://username:password@IPADDRESS:8999/post_runprofile.php" -d "ProfileName=VM_With_SQL"

and got the error:-


An Exception occurred:JSON could not be parsed, error accessing field ProfileName@ 00000000004D522BApplication Error At 00000000004D522B on 06/08/2022 14:40:25
Exception TWebServerException: JSON could not be parsed, error accessing field ProfileName
Executable: /share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/.qpkg/SyncoveryCL/SyncoveryCL
Reporting Thread ID: 140329550100224
Size: 26206792 (64-bit)
Exception in WebServ, post_runprofile.php, params=ProfileName=VM_With_SQL
Parameter: start
Parameter: /INI=/share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/.qpkg/SyncoveryCL/Syncovery.cfg

Client Pipes: 0, Threads: 0
Server Pipes: 2, Threads: 4

Stack Trace
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Exception class: TWebServerException

Stacktrace:

$00000000004D522B
$0000000000510461
$0000000001365CD2
$0000000001366D17
$000000000123B5B5
$0000000001234AEA
$0000000001234673
$00000000012330F5
$000000000043F388


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I'm assuming I haven't done what you suggested?

Many thanks.

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