Update start script to check continuously

start-backup.sh

@@ -2,28 +2,25 @@
 
 echo "starting backup at $(date)"
 
-is_online="offline"
-
-if ping -W 1 -c 1 10.10.100.52 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        is_online="online"
-fi
+VM_IP="10.10.100.52"
+MAX_WAIT=180
+SLEEP_INTERVAL=5
+ELAPSED=0
 
 echo "sending start command"
-curl "http://10.10.100.12:8123/startbackup"
+curl -s "http://10.10.100.12:8123/startbackup"
 
-if [ "$is_online" = "online" ]; then
-        echo "VM already online"
-else
-        echo "backups VM was offline! It's starting up now..."
-        echo "waiting 30 seconds for the VM to start up..."
-        sleep 30
-fi
+echo "waiting for backups VM to come online..."
 
-is_online_after_cmd=$(ping -W 1 -c 1 10.10.100.52)
-if [ "$?" == "1" ]; then
-        echo "Backups VM is still offline!"
-        curl "http://10.10.100.12:8123/stopbackup"
+while ! ping -W 1 -c 1 "$VM_IP" > /dev/null 2>&1; do
+    sleep "$SLEEP_INTERVAL"
+    ELAPSED=$((ELAPSED + SLEEP_INTERVAL))
+
+    if [ "$ELAPSED" -ge "$MAX_WAIT" ]; then
+        echo "Backups VM did not come online within ${MAX_WAIT}s"
+        curl -s "http://10.10.100.12:8123/stopbackup"
         exit 1
-fi
+    fi
+done
 
 echo "backups VM is online! Continuing with backup"