Unicenter NSM - Job Management Option Integration

CA ARCserve Backup integrates with the Job Management Option when you submit a backup job from the command line using the cabatch.exe utility, or when you submit a backup job from the command line using the ca_backup.exe, ca_restore.exe, ca_merge.exe, ca_scan.exe, or ca_qmgr.exe utility with the -waitForJobStatus option enabled.

These utilities provide automation by using the /J (returns the job return code) and /W (wait for job completion) switches. When you use these utilities, CA ARCserve Backup will wait until the operation is completed, and then exit with a return code that indicates the success or fail outcome of the job. This is useful for Work Load Scheduling.

Note: When ca_qmgr.exe is used with the -waitForJobStatus option enabled, CA ARCserve Backup will wait until the job is complete and then return to prompt. No return code is given.

Command line switches

ca_backup -waitForJobStatus
ca_restore -waitForJobStatus
ca_merge -waitForJobStatus
ca_scan -waitForJobStatus
ca_qmgr -waitForJobStatus
cabatch 

/J - Use CA ARCserve Backup job status as return code
/W - Waiting for job completion

Note: Prior to Unicenter NSM r11, the Job Management Option was referred to as Workload Management.