Monthly and Yearly backups not working for Protection Group?

Question

Hi
We have a Protection Group with 160 members currently attached to it. The group has the following customized Recovery Points:-
- 1 recovery point every 1 day for the last 2 weeks, 1 recovery point every 1 month for the last 60 months and 1 recovery point every year for the last 5 years.
The schedule is as follows:-
- Every Day at 01:00, Every Month on First Day at 01:00 and Every 12 Months on 01 January at 01:00.
The daily tape backups are working fine without issue but neither the Monthly or Yearly backups are being attempted. We have checked the monthly backups for this issue for the last few months and are unable to see any evidence of the Monthly schedule even
running? This means that we are having to manually label the Daily tapes once a month as Monthly tapes but they will then stay on the Reports for the next 5 years as DPM will constantly request these tapes back.
Are you able to help with this matter?
Not that we really want to do this but if we removed the group completely and re-create it would this cause problems with our restore points?

Answer 1

Hi,
This is a known issue that can occur in all current versions of
DPM including DPM 2012, to correct the condition, you simply need to perform this step. Any time before the next scheduled (monthly or longer) backup, manually update
the long term backup schedule by hitting the MODIFY button.  The code that runs when modifying the backup schedule redoes the bacup schedules and it fixes the scheduling issue. 
Below is a DPM Power-shell script that will show you the scheduled backups for all recovery goals for all protection groups.  You can see the last time each recovery goal ran, and the NEXT run time, so you can monitor
the goals and re-fix them if necessary.
NOTE: It takes about 20-30 minutes before the fixed next run time schedule will be populated after modify the protection group and updating the schedule.
# This script will list all currently scheduled backup to tape jobs #
# It will list scheduled, last run and next run dates #
# Note: The script takes in consideration that the DPM Database was installed locally on its #
# Default instance. If SQL is installed on a different location/instance, edit the line #
# that starts with $instance = '.\msdpm2010 #
# Author : Wilson Souza #
# Date Created : 1/13/2012 #
# Last modified : 1/17/2012 #
# Version : 1.0 #
# This version of the script was only tested on DPM 2010 #
param([string] $verbose)
add-pssnapin sqlservercmdletsnapin100
Add-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.DataProtectionManager.PowerShell
$ConfirmPreference = 'None'
cls
$instance = '.\msdpm2010' # <---- If DPM Database is on a different location, edit this line accordinly
$query = "use DPMDB
go
CREATE FUNCTION label (@GUID varchar(36), @kindred varchar(4), @vault varchar(8))
returns varchar (1024)
as
Begin
declare @result varchar (1024)
select @result = vaUltlabel from tbl_mm_vaultlabel where mediapoolid = @GUID and generation =
case @kindred
when 'Fath' Then '2'
when 'Gran' then '1'
when 'grea' Then '0'
end and
vault =
case @vault
when 'Offsite1' then '3'
when 'Offsite2' then '4'
when 'Offsite3' then '5'
when 'Offsite4' then '6'
when 'Offsite5' then '7'
when 'Offsite6' then '8'
when 'Offsite7' then '9'
else
'1'
end
RETURN @result
END
go
use DPMDB
select ScheduleId as name
,def.JobDefinitionId as JD
,FriendlyName as PG
,SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),active_start_date),5,2) + '-' + SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),active_start_date),7,2) + '-' + SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),active_start_date),1,4) as SD
,jobs.date_created as SCD
,SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),last_run_date),5,2) + '-' + SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),last_run_date),7,2) + '-' + SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),last_run_date),1,4) + ' ' +
SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(6),last_run_time),1,2) + ':' + SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(6),last_run_time),3,2) + ':' + SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(6),last_run_time),5,2) as LRD
,SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),next_run_date),5,2) + '-' + SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),next_run_date),7,2) + '-' + SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),next_run_date),1,4) + ' ' +
SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(6),next_run_time),1,2) + ':' + SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(6),next_run_time),3,2) + ':' + SUBSTRING (CONVERT(VARCHAR(6),next_run_time),5,2) as NRD
,dbo.label ((substring(xml,(patindex('%MediaPoolId%',Xml))+13,36)), (substring(xml,(patindex('%generation%',Xml))+12,4)), (substring(xml,(patindex('%vault%',Xml))+7,8))) as TL
,case
when substring(xml,(patindex('%vault%',Xml))+7,3) = 'off' then 'Long-Term'
else 'Short-term'
end as STLT
,case
when substring(xml,(patindex('%generation%',Xml))+12,4) = 'Fath' then 'Recovery Goal 1'
when substring(xml,(patindex('%generation%',Xml))+12,4) = 'Gran' then 'Recovery Goal 2'
when substring(xml,(patindex('%generation%',Xml))+12,4) = 'Grea' then 'Recovery Goal 3'
end as RG
from tbl_SCH_ScheduleDefinition sch
,msdb.dbo.sysjobs jobs
,tbl_JM_JobDefinition def
,DPMDB.dbo.tbl_IM_ProtectedGroup prot
,msdb.dbo.sysjobschedules jobsch
,msdb.dbo.sysjobsteps jobsteps
,msdb.dbo.sysschedules syssch
where CAST(sch.ScheduleId as NCHAR (128)) = jobs.name
and def.JobDefinitionId = sch.JobDefinitionId
and def.ProtectedGroupId = prot.ProtectedGroupId
and jobs.job_id = jobsch.job_id
and jobs.job_id = jobsteps.job_id
and jobsch.schedule_id = syssch.schedule_id
and (def.Type = '913afd2d-ed74-47bd-b7ea-d42055e5c2f1' or def.Type = 'B5A3D25C-8EB2-4032-9428-C852DA5CE2C5')
and sch.IsDeleted = '0' and def.ProtectedGroupId is not null
order by FriendlyName, next_run_date, next_run_time
go
drop function label
go"
$result = Invoke-Sqlcmd -ServerInstance $instance -Query $query
$count = 1
write-host " The list below shows all scheduled backup to tape jobs (short term and long term)" -f green
write-host
if ($verbose.ToLower() -eq '')
write-host " For optimun output, set PoweShell Width for screen buffer size to at least 200" -f yellow; write-host
write-host
write-host " Protection Group name Creation Date [Schedule Creation Date] [Last Run Date / time] [Next Sched Run Date/time] Goal type Recovery Goal # Custom Tape Label"
write-host " ------------------------------ ------------- ------------------------ ---------------------- -------------------------- ---------- --------------- -----------------"
foreach ($result1 in $result)
if ($color -eq 'white') {$color = 'cyan'} else {$color = 'white'}
write-host ("{0,2}"-f $count) -foreground green -nonewline
write-host ( " - {0,-30} {1,-13} {2,-24} {3,-24} {4,-27} {5,-10} {6,15} " -f $result1.PG, $result1.SD, $result1.SCD, $result1.LRD, $result1.NRD, $result1.STLT, $result1.RG) -nonewline -f $color
write-host $result1.TL -f yellow
$count++
else
write-host " For optimun output, set PoweShell Width for screen buffer size to at least 110" -f yellow; write-host
write-host " Protection Group Term Goal Tape Label"
write-host " ------------------------------ ---------- --------------- --------------"
foreach ($result1 in $result)
if ($color -eq 'white') {$color = 'cyan'} else {$color = 'white'}
write-host ("{0,2}"-f $count) -foreground green -nonewline
write-host ( " - {0,-30} {1,-10} {2,15} " -f $result1.PG, $result1.STLT, $result1.RG) -nonewline -f $color
write-host $result1.TL -f yellow
$count++
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I cant seem to get this script to run.. can someone point out what might be missing..
I've tried creating a shortcut like the following as well:
Target: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
DPM\DPM\bin\dpmcliinitscript.ps1" "C:\Data\scripts\scheduledjobs.ps1"
Start in: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\bin\"
If i run as admin in just takes you to a command line prompt in PS..
Any thoughts on what is missing here.. i've modified the ps1 to reflect 2012 in my case.. 2012 R2
DPM
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Ok, the 1.6 script works.. but only if i run it from the ps1 script file.. by right clicking it and doing the Run with Powershell option (non admin).. my shortcut doesnt work.. same issue.. it just goes to a power shell prompt.  The right click and
run is non admin mode as well.
When I run it with the right click it shows no jobs scheduled.. If i look in dpm 2012 r2 i see a yearly tape backup scheduled for today.. the script doesnt show me a way to also get the monthly to appear (i've set the monthly for a day later but it doesnt
appear in the scheduled tasks for next 7 days).. i was under the impression this script would help force the monthly to appear/run.. but even the yearly that does show in DPM scheduled tasks isnt showing up with the script (maybe admin issue?)
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