Post Recovery Boot Scripts

When using the Cristie VA to perform a Recovery, Simulation or Replication it is possible to run post recovery scripts.

These scripts can enable you to run tests on your recovered system; you are in control of what you run and what outputs the scripts provide. These post recovery scripts are ideal for conducting tests that identify if the recovery has completed to your satisfaction.

There are some important considerations:

  • The script must be accessible at boot time
  • The script must be present in the backup you are recovering from
  • The script cannot interact with the user (with the desktop) because it is run at boot time
  • Multiple scripts can be entered and must be delimited by a semi-colon

Windows

  • .cmd and .bat files are compatible
  • The script is run under the LocalSystem account, so must be both accessible to this account and the account must have access to areas specified within the script

Linux

  • The path to the scripts on Linux must match the exact case of the path - Linux is very case sensitive
  • .sh files are compatible
  • The script is run under the root account on Linux, so must be both accessible to this account and the account must have access to areas specified within the script