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Backup script issue

Source: microsoft.public.virtualserver
Sent: 05/08/2006
From: "Nostromo99" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Hi, i'm trying to use a script that shuts down a VM, copies it and
starts it.
Part of the code is the following:

'State Turned off = 1 Saved = 2
Const Saved = 1

Const Running = 5
Const Stopped = 1
Const Saving = 7

'---current date dd-mm-yyyy
strToday = Day(Date) & "-" & Month(Date) & "-" & Year(Date)

'---Define Variables
strVMName = "VPRJSRV"

strVMFolder = "C:\VMACHINES\VPRJSRV"
strBackupFolder = """E:\Backup VMACHINES"""

strBackupFile = Chr(34) & strBackupFolder & "\" & _
strVMName & "_" & strToday & ".bkf" & Chr(34)
'---Chr(34) is used to include a quote in the string
strJobName = Chr(34) & strToday & " Full Backup" & Chr(34)
strDescription = Chr(34) & "Starting " & strToday &Chr(34)
strNTBackupCommand = "ntbackup backup " & strVMFolder & _
" /J " & strJobName & " /D " & _
strDescription & " /F " & strBackupFile

'---instantiate VServer Object
Set objVirtualServer = _
CreateObject("VirtualServer.Application")

'---instantiate VM Object
Set objVirtualMachine = _
objVirtualServer.FindVirtualMachine(strVMName)

'----turn off
Set objGuestOS = objVirtualMachine.GuestOS
objGuestOS.Shutdown()
strVMState = objVirtualMachine.state

'---wait for save state to finish
Do Until strVMState = Saved
WScript.Sleep(100000) ' 100 seconds delay
strVMState = objVirtualMachine.state
Loop

The problem appears on the line that sets objGuestOS. I get the message
that the variable is undefined. I have installed the VM additions on
the VM (VPRJSRV).
I don't understand why it can't set this variable...
The actual error message is "variable is undefined 'objGuestOS'...

Any suggestions?

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Re: Backup script issue

Sent: 05/08/2006
From: "Ben Armstrong [MSFT]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Why not just do:

objVirtualMachine.GuestOS.Shutdown()

--
Cheers,
Benjamin Armstrong
===============================
Virtual machine Program Manager

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
You assume all risk for your use.

Nostromo99 wrote:

Show quoted text

> Hi, i'm trying to use a script that shuts down a VM, copies it and
> starts it.
> Part of the code is the following:
>
> 'State Turned off = 1 Saved = 2
> Const Saved = 1
>
> Const Running = 5
> Const Stopped = 1
> Const Saving = 7
>
> '---current date dd-mm-yyyy
> strToday = Day(Date) & "-" & Month(Date) & "-" & Year(Date)
>
> '---Define Variables
> strVMName = "VPRJSRV"
>
> strVMFolder = "C:\VMACHINES\VPRJSRV"
> strBackupFolder = """E:\Backup VMACHINES"""
>
>
>
> strBackupFile = Chr(34) & strBackupFolder & "\" & _
> strVMName & "_" & strToday & ".bkf" & Chr(34)
> '---Chr(34) is used to include a quote in the string
> strJobName = Chr(34) & strToday & " Full Backup" & Chr(34)
> strDescription = Chr(34) & "Starting " & strToday &Chr(34)
> strNTBackupCommand = "ntbackup backup " & strVMFolder & _
> " /J " & strJobName & " /D " & _
> strDescription & " /F " & strBackupFile
>
> '---instantiate VServer Object
> Set objVirtualServer = _
> CreateObject("VirtualServer.Application")
>
> '---instantiate VM Object
> Set objVirtualMachine = _
> objVirtualServer.FindVirtualMachine(strVMName)
>
> '----turn off
> Set objGuestOS = objVirtualMachine.GuestOS
> objGuestOS.Shutdown()
> strVMState = objVirtualMachine.state
>
> '---wait for save state to finish
> Do Until strVMState = Saved
> WScript.Sleep(100000) ' 100 seconds delay
> strVMState = objVirtualMachine.state
> Loop
>
> The problem appears on the line that sets objGuestOS. I get the message
> that the variable is undefined. I have installed the VM additions on
> the VM (VPRJSRV).
> I don't understand why it can't set this variable...
> The actual error message is "variable is undefined 'objGuestOS'...
>
> Any suggestions?
>

Re: Backup script issue

Sent: 05/09/2006
From: Panos Alexiou
Message:

Thanx Ben, that seems to work fine!

ÎŸ Ï‡ÏÎ®ÏƒÏ„Î·Ï‚ "Ben Armstrong [MSFT]" ÎÎ³Î³ÏÎ±ÏˆÎµ:

Show quoted text

> Why not just do:
>
> objVirtualMachine.GuestOS.Shutdown()
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Benjamin Armstrong
> ===============================
> Virtual machine Program Manager
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> You assume all risk for your use.
>
> Nostromo99 wrote:
> > Hi, i'm trying to use a script that shuts down a VM, copies it and
> > starts it.
> > Part of the code is the following:
> >
> > 'State Turned off = 1 Saved = 2
> > Const Saved = 1
> >
> > Const Running = 5
> > Const Stopped = 1
> > Const Saving = 7
> >
> > '---current date dd-mm-yyyy
> > strToday = Day(Date) & "-" & Month(Date) & "-" & Year(Date)
> >
> > '---Define Variables
> > strVMName = "VPRJSRV"
> >
> > strVMFolder = "C:\VMACHINES\VPRJSRV"
> > strBackupFolder = """E:\Backup VMACHINES"""
> >
> >
> >
> > strBackupFile = Chr(34) & strBackupFolder & "\" & _
> > strVMName & "_" & strToday & ".bkf" & Chr(34)
> > '---Chr(34) is used to include a quote in the string
> > strJobName = Chr(34) & strToday & " Full Backup" & Chr(34)
> > strDescription = Chr(34) & "Starting " & strToday &Chr(34)
> > strNTBackupCommand = "ntbackup backup " & strVMFolder & _
> > " /J " & strJobName & " /D " & _
> > strDescription & " /F " & strBackupFile
> >
> > '---instantiate VServer Object
> > Set objVirtualServer = _
> > CreateObject("VirtualServer.Application")
> >
> > '---instantiate VM Object
> > Set objVirtualMachine = _
> > objVirtualServer.FindVirtualMachine(strVMName)
> >
> > '----turn off
> > Set objGuestOS = objVirtualMachine.GuestOS
> > objGuestOS.Shutdown()
> > strVMState = objVirtualMachine.state
> >
> > '---wait for save state to finish
> > Do Until strVMState = Saved
> > WScript.Sleep(100000) ' 100 seconds delay
> > strVMState = objVirtualMachine.state
> > Loop
> >
> > The problem appears on the line that sets objGuestOS. I get the message
> > that the variable is undefined. I have installed the VM additions on
> > the VM (VPRJSRV).
> > I don't understand why it can't set this variable...
> > The actual error message is "variable is undefined 'objGuestOS'...
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
>

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