Delete replication job in Avamar 6.1.x

I understand how to delete a client but I want to delete a replication job that I dont need anymore.  I want to do this through Administrator or Enterprise Manager in the replication section.  Does that make sense?

Hi dwilk,

just go to MCS  >>>> to the Backup Management >>>> pick up a client and backup you want to delete ... and from menu you will find out option "delete backup" or "change retention" or ......

If you like command line, using "mccli ..." you will find a way how to list / delete ... your backups.

.R

ahh ok, ...

in enterprise manager you can start/stop replication, review replication configuration but not to delete a replication job.

in Avamar Administrator there is Activity window and there you can cancel particular replication activity .

of course if you mean "delete a replication job" == "cancel replication activity" 

hope this helps .

Rej

That does help but how do you actually delete a replication job so it does not show up in Enterprise manager anymore?

Thanks guys! Worked great!

I have to ask on this one,

if the user (dwilk1973) had more than one replication job.... because repl_cron.cfg is the default job and getting rid of this could be getting rid of a lot...  so he might have had a job repl2_cron.cfg

but just renaming it but leaving the cron entry for repl2_cron.cfg now there will be errors when the cron runs that it cannot find the file it is suppose to run - so would not a better solution be to remove or comment out the cron entry?

The repl_cron script will "short-circuit" and exit early if the associated repl_cron.cfg file is missing. Commenting out the cron entry will cause the replication to be marked with the failure X because the replication never runs (so replication is therefore overdue). It's a foible of the cron scripts.

I did make an assumption about the configuration here but it's generally a safe one if somebody is asking about replication configuration through the Enterprise Manager because EM can only manage a single replication configuration.

i guess different in the way you read it  as they said  "a replication job"  not THE replication job - that made me think they ha d more than one replication job running.

So here is a question.  If I want to create separate replication jobs how do I do that?  I understand I can only do 1 per grid in EM.  Would I just modify the repl_cron.cfg file?

Setting up multiple replication jobs is not very straightforward in Avamar 6.1 or older and it's generally considered the "nuclear option" for replication performance tuning. If your replication is not completing or not meeting your RPO, I would recommend working with support to ensure your replication has been tuned appropriately and only consider setting up multiple replication jobs if there is no alternative.

The upcoming Avamar 7 release has many improvements to replication management, including the ability to set up multiple replications through the GUI so it may be worthwhile to wait for Avamar 7.0 to reach General Availability. Avamar 7 should reach GA "Real Soon Now" but I can't provide an exact date.

apologies to dwilk1973 for hijacking thread to talk about the ins and outs of replication.

I agree with ianderson - multi replicaiton jobs is a lot of work and not easy for someone who is not a unix admin.

I worked with support to get mine set up originally.

I am so looking forward to 7 to see if it fixes my replication issues.

I hate having 13 per grid.

No worries for  hijacking.  This is a great thread and it is nice to know all about the options for replication!  Carry on!