This feature allows to execute custom commands during backup in addition to the device-specific commands built in Unimus.
Flows can be assigned to a specific vendor, device type or tag, similar to backup filters. During the backup flow creation process it is possible to create the entire flow in a sequential form. Each step represents a specific command that must be defined by the user. For each "Send command" step, it is possible to define the behavior that will be performed if the command fails.
Skips failed step ("Ignore failure" is checked)
Fails the whole backup
It is also possible to select whether a specific command should only be executed or whether the result of such a command should be included in the backup.
In addition to commands, steps can be added to a flow to set the device into configuration or enable mode, and no more than one of these can be added to a flow.
The delay between each "Send command" step is also configurable
Conflicts
Due to the fact that a flow can be assigned to devices via a vendor, device type or tag, there can potentially be a situation where more than one "backup flow" is assigned to a single device. In this situation, the system resolves the conflict by executing default commands built in Unimus. To check if there is a conflict on a device, you can navigate from the selected device to Device Information > Backup Flow, where a table displays all the flows to which the device is assigned.