issue with pre-freeze script

[danielbuchanan]

Ok i'm having issues getting a pre-freeze  script to return a value indicating success.  We're trying to freeze our mariadb databases and i'm using the script from veeam.found here: Consistent Protection of MySQL/MariaDB with Veeam

We're using vmware tools version:10346  on a host running VMware ESXi, 6.7.0, 13981272.  If i run the script from the command line it properly completes.  If I take a snapshot it does run but vsphere reports it failed.  I know the script does run because the log entries get made.  I've tried to see if it's just a logic error someplace by placing an exit 0 statement on the 2nd line of the script but it still fails.  So what did i miss?

[batuhandemirdal]

Hi,

Can you review the link below?

Consistent Protection of MySQL/MariaDB with Veeam

[danielbuchanan]

I am well aware that that white paper requires a free registration to download.  Since i had to do the same I'm not conformable posting the actual code.  Besides when i went and put a exit 0 statement in as the 2nd line, the rest of the code is rendered moot.

[danielbuchanan]

ok so the solution turned out to call fsfreeze inside the pre script.  This works even if the command errors out.  Do not do what i did the first attempt and freeze /.  I'm using a garbage path to freeze and the script will now complete/

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