Pre/Post command backupper does not work

FrankVeZ

Hello,

Backupper fails to backup my data for 3 reasons::

- Backup to a remote NAS does not work, if the NAS is not online (yet), it wont even start the pre-command.

- Another program is using the HDD, so I get error 33 during backups, so that service needs to be closed before backup starts.

- My desktop is going to hybernate/sleep during backup, and needs to be up until backup is finished.

To solve these points, I have 1 pre-command and 1 post-command batch file.

The batch-files do their job if I double click them from within Windows 10,

They do also work (succeeded) if I add them as pre/post command within Backupper and push the "TEST" button. See the attached picture.

But they don't even start when a scheduled task is supposed to run, or if I push the button "backup by schedule"/run icon at the task. Then I simply get an SMS from AOMEI: "backup failed, greetings!".

Not only starting the pre-/post command batch-files is an issue so it seems, but the backup also fails if the target (my NAS) is not online yet (sure, the pre-command didn't even run yet).

So how can these problems be solved?

admin

@FrankVeZ, 
1. "Backup to a remote NAS does not work, if the NAS is not online (yet), it wont even start the pre-command."----When the backup starts, it will first initialize the task to check source and destination. After initializing, it will perform the pre-command, then start backup process. So, it will first check the target NAS is valid, and then call the pre-command.
2. What program is using the HDD? We will test is further.
3. "My desktop is going to hybernate/sleep during backup, and needs to be up until backup is finished."---You can enable "Wake the computer to run scheduled tasks" under schedule settings.
Generally, when the backup process is running, it will prevent the computer hibernating/sleeping. Are you using a laptop? Could you take a screenshot of the Power Settings on your computer? Did you enable “power save mode”？

FrankVeZ

Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it.

1- So the "pre" is not really "pre"

It would be more logical to have "pre" really at the start of the whole backup proces.

2- It is the ATI for WD non-stop backup. That conflicts with AOMEI regular/scheduled backup..

3- No it is for my desktop, not laptop. Since the desktop uses too much energy (all together about 500W - a backup incl verification takes 1,5-2 days) I dont use it only when needed.

So that is why I dont want to turn it on automatically every time. If there is a slight problem the desktop is on for days until someone in the house just noticed it. Also for the NAS (as backup on a remote location).

Powersave mode is enabled for both. But sometimes during backup it still interrupted because Desktop is hybernating or sleep mode.

So is there a way to make "pre-"command a true "pre-"command?

Or maybe run it within Windows taskscheduler with a pre-command from windows? In that case, how can I start a specific job from with task scheduler, e.g.

• Job a: backup and verify Data on/to my NAS,
• job b: backup and verify Video on/to my NAS

......without a POSTcommand "shutdown NAS" from "job a" if "job b" is still running causing job B to fail?

FrankVeZ

I think I never received an answer, and in the mean time the backups fail of I do have to leave alle devices 24/7/365 spill energy (a regular backup is scheduled once a month). Is there a way for a real pre-command, so my NAS will wake up just before the scheduled backup is performed?

aiArtisan

If you don't receive an answer on this forum, you could post your question on Stackexchange, there are many senior IT managers there.

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admin

@FrankVeZ, Did you mean that the backup destination NAS failed to be waked up, then caused schedule backup failed? What pre-command did you use to wake up NAS?