using a variable in sssu script

I am trying to figure out, when creating a snapshot/snapclone sssu
script for HP EVA storage system, how to make the snapshot or
snapclone name a variable, preferably a timestamp, this way I can
automate the create of the snapshots and not have to worry about the
name already being used.

Any ideas?

On Oct 3, 1:22 pm, wrote:
I am trying to figure out, when creating a snapshot/snapclone sssu
script for HP EVA storage system, how to make the snapshot or
snapclone name a variable, preferably a timestamp, this way I can
automate the create of the snapshots and not have to worry about the
name already being used.

You could write a script that would modify your script before it's
given to sssu, something like

awk '{ gsub(/SNAPNAME/, strftime()); print}' myscript
myNewScript

give sssu the myNewScript file to execute. Dirty trick but it works
for server-side scripting problems like the one you seem to be having.