Problem Note 34923: A metadata backup that is scheduled to run by using the SAS DATA Step Batch Server might fail to copy the configuration files and the journal files
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The %OMABAKUP macro backs up server journal and configuration files in addition to the SAS metadata repositories. The XCMD= system option must be set in the SAS session in which %OMABAKUP executes.
However, the macro might fail to copy the server journal files and the configuration files. An error message similar to the following writes to the backup job's log file:
ERROR: Shell escape is not valid in this SAS session.
This issue occurs when you use the Backup Wizard in SAS® Management Console to configure a backup job and then schedule that job to run on the SAS DATA Step Batch Server within the SASMeta Application Server context. By default, the SAS DATA Step Batch Server is configured with the NOXCMD= system option in effect.
To resolve this issue, edit the sasbatch_usermods.bat file in the SASMeta/BatchServer directory as follows:
Set USERMODS_OPTION=-XCMD
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Metadata Server | z/OS | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Linux | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.2 TS2M2 | ||
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Topic: | System Administration ==> Servers ==> Metadata System Administration ==> Servers ==> Scheduling |
| Date Modified: | 2010-08-19 16:07:46 |
| Date Created: | 2009-02-24 09:04:27 |