Validating an existing job

# Sample script to validate an existing Double-Take job

# Specify the variables to be used in the script

     # Source server

     $DtSourceName = "alpha"

     # Target server and credentials

     $DtTargetName = "beta"

     $DtTargetUserName = "domain\administrator"

     $DtTargetPassword = "password"

# Import the Double-Take PowerShell module

# This may be \Service\ or \Console\ depending on your installation

Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Vision Solutions\Double-Take\Console\DoubleTake.PowerShell.dll"

# Create target object

$DtTarget = New-DtServer -Name $DtTargetName -UserName $DtTargetUserName -Password $DtTargetPassword

# Find the appropriate job, based on the source server name.

$DtJob = Get-DtJob -ServiceHost $DtTarget | Where-Object { $_.Statistics.CoreConnectionDetails.SourceMachineName -eq $DTSourceName}

# Validate the job options.

$DtConfirmation = Confirm-DtJobOptions -ServiceHost $DtTarget -JobId $DtJob.Id -JobOptions $DtJob.Options

# Give the validation process time to complete.

while ($true)

{

          sleep 1

          $DtConfirmStatus = Get-DtVerificationStatus -ServiceHost $DtTarget -Token $DtConfirmation

          if ($DtConfirmStatus.Task.Status -eq "Faulted")

          {

                    throw $("Validation failed: {0}" -f $DtConfirmStatus.Task.MessageId)

          }

          if ($DtConfirmStatus.Task.Status -eq "Completed")

          {

                    break

          }

}

$StatusCount=0

$DtConfirmStatus.Steps | ForEach-Object {

          if ($_.Status -eq "Warning" -or $_.Status -eq "Error")

          {

                    $StatusCount++

                    # For each error or warning, display the level and message.

                     Write-Host "$($_.Status) : $($_.MessageKey)"

          }

}

# Identify if there were no errors or warnings.

if ($StatusCount -eq 0)

{

          Write-Host "No job validation errors or warnings were detected."

}

# Close the connection for the server object

Disconnect-DtServer -ServiceHost $DtTarget