diff -up MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/bin/mysql-zrm-scheduler.quiet MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/bin/mysql-zrm-scheduler
--- MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/bin/mysql-zrm-scheduler.quiet	2013-08-26 14:45:37.000000000 -0600
+++ MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/bin/mysql-zrm-scheduler	2014-07-22 22:59:27.895493535 -0600
@@ -195,7 +195,12 @@ unless ( -d $logdir ) {
 }
 
 open (LOG, ">>$logfile") || &log_and_die ("ERROR: Cannot create/open logfile: $!\n");
-print STDOUT "Logging to $logfile\n";
+my $quiet="";
+if( !defined $inputs{"quiet"} || $inputs{"quiet"} == 0 ){
+    print STDOUT "Logging to $logfile\n";
+} else {
+    $quiet="--quiet";
+}
 
 
 unless ( defined $delete || defined $add || defined $query || defined $now) {
@@ -238,14 +243,16 @@ if ( defined $interval && $interval eq "
 #now is specified, just start mysql-zrm
 #Not doing anything with crontab.
 if ( $now ) {
-    system ("$zrm_backup $verbose $level_str --backup-set $backupset");
+    system ("$zrm_backup $verbose $level_str --backup-set $backupset $quiet");
     $exit_value  = $? >> 8;
     if ( $exit_value !=0 ) {
 	&mprint ("ERROR: $zrm did not finish successfully\n");
 	&call_reporter($backupset);
 	exit 1;
     } else {
-	&mprint ("$zrm started successfully\n");
+	if( !defined $inputs{"quiet"} || $inputs{"quiet"} == 0 ){
+	    &mprint ("$zrm started successfully\n");
+	}
 	&call_reporter($backupset);
 	exit;
     }
diff -up MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/bin/zrm-pre-scheduler.quiet MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/bin/zrm-pre-scheduler
--- MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/bin/zrm-pre-scheduler.quiet	2013-08-26 14:45:37.000000000 -0600
+++ MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/bin/zrm-pre-scheduler	2014-07-22 22:59:27.896493558 -0600
@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ unless ( -d $logdir ) {
     die ("ERROR: mkdir $logdir failed: $!\n");
 }
 
-open (LOG, ">>$logfile") || &log_and_die ("ERROR: Cannot create/open logfile: $!\n");
-print STDOUT "Logging to $logfile\n";
-
-
 my $ret;
 my $now="--now";
 my $no_plugin=0;
@@ -240,6 +236,15 @@ my $exit_value=0;
 my $skip=0;
 my $level=0;
 my $delay=0;
+my $quiet="";
+
+
+open (LOG, ">>$logfile") || &log_and_die ("ERROR: Cannot create/open logfile: $!\n");
+if( !defined $inputs{"quiet"} || $inputs{"quiet"} == 0 ){
+    print STDOUT "Logging to $logfile\n";
+} else {
+    $quiet = "--quiet";
+}
 
 
 my $interval    = $inputs{"interval"};
@@ -290,7 +295,11 @@ if ( $skip ||
 if ( $no_plugin == 1 || $exit_value == 0 ||
      (($interval ne "daily") &&  ($delay + $exit_value) > 23 )) {
     # call mysql-zrm-scheduler --now
-    system($zrm_scheduler, $now, "--backup-set", $backupset, "--interval", $interval, "--backup-level", $level);
+    if ($quiet ne "") {
+	system($zrm_scheduler, $now, "--backup-set", $backupset, "--interval", $interval, "--backup-level", $level, $quiet);
+    } else {
+	system($zrm_scheduler, $now, "--backup-set", $backupset, "--interval", $interval, "--backup-level", $level);
+    }
     &mprint("ERROR: $zrm_scheduler failed\n") if ( $? == 1 );
     &call_reporter($backupset);
 
diff -up MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/lib/mysql-zrm/ZRM/Common.pm.quiet MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/lib/mysql-zrm/ZRM/Common.pm
--- MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/lib/mysql-zrm/ZRM/Common.pm.quiet	2013-08-26 14:45:36.000000000 -0600
+++ MySQL-zrm-3.0/usr/lib/mysql-zrm/ZRM/Common.pm	2014-07-22 22:59:27.897493580 -0600
@@ -1459,6 +1459,9 @@ sub verifySnapshotParams()
 	}
 	my $cmd = $inputs{"snapshot-plugin"};
         $cmd .= " --action verify-config";
+	if( defined $inputs{"quiet"} && $inputs{"quiet"} == 1 ){
+		$cmd .= " --quiet";
+	}
 	$cmd .= " 2>$LOGGER";
         if( $verbose ){
                 &printLog( "Running snapshot verification using command $cmd\n" );
@@ -1476,13 +1479,13 @@ sub verifySnapshotParams()
 # @_ list of acceptable command line paramneters
 sub initCommon()
 {
-        &getZrmVersion();
         &openLogFile();
 	&notifyMonitor($action."_ZRM_STARTED");
         if( $verbose ){
                 &printLog( "action being performed is ".$action."\n" );
         }
         &processCommandLineParams(@_);
+        &getZrmVersion();
         &processOptionFiles();
 	&processTmpDir();
 	&processDirPaths();