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ca_backup - Examples

Example: ca_backup

The following are examples of syntax for the ca_backup command:

ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem C:\DIR1 -filesystem D:\DIR2 -username Administrator -password abc
ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem C:\DIR1 -filelist File1.TXT -filelist File2.TXT -filelist FILE3.TXT -Group GROUP1 -tape TAPE1 -username Administrator -password abc

• Use the following syntax to submit a backup job to a remote Arcserve Backup server:

  ca_backup -cahost machine1 -source machine1 -filesystem D:\DIR1 -username Administrator -password abc
  

• Use the following syntax to submit a backup job through the Arcserve Backup Client Agent for Windows to back up data from a remote client machine:

  ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem C:\Folder1 -Filesystem D:\Folder2 -filelist file.TXT -username Administrator -password abc
  

  ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem "C:\Program Files\Back me up dir"(path with spaces need to enclose "") -tape TAPE1 -runjobnow  -username Administrator -password abc
  

Example: ca_backup -filter

The following are examples of syntax when using ca_backup -filter:

ca_backup [-filter include|exclude file|dir <pattern>]  -username Administrator -password abc
ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem c:\DIR -filter include  file "*.doc" -username Administrator -password abc
ca_backup [-filter include|exclude date modify|create|access onorbefore|onorafter <mm/dd/yyyy>] -username Administrator -password abc 
ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem c:\DELL -filter exclude dir khan -username Administrator -password abc
ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem c:\DELL -filter exclude file ltrhd.doc -username Administrator -password abc

Example: ca_backup -on -at

The following is an example of syntax when using ca_backup -on -at:

ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem c:\DIR -filter include  file "*.doc" -at 12:50 -on 08/08/2002 -username Administrator -password abc

Example: ca_backup Session Password Keys

The following are examples of syntax when using ca_backup ‑sessionpassword:

ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem c:\DIR -username Administrator -password abc
ca_restore -tape TAPE1 -session 2 -dest C:\DIR -sessionpassword xyz -username Administrator -password abc

Example: ca_backup Rotation Job

The following are examples of syntax when using the ca_backup rotation job option:

• The following example shows the ca_backup command syntax for submitting rotation job to "testingpool" mediapool, specifies exception condition on 12/12/2010, on this day the specific rotation scheme is full and append backup:

  ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem c:\DIR1 -mediapool testingpool -exception full append 12/12/2010 -username Administrator -password abc
  

• The following example shows the ca_backup command syntax for submitting gfs rotation job with job description of "GFSpoolJob", 3 pools will be created for this gfs rotation job, they are GFSpool_DLY/ GFSpool_WLY/ GFSpool_MLY. The rotation scheme is full on Sunday, incremental from Monday to Saturday:

  ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem D:\DIR2 -username Administrator -password abc -gfsrotation -mpoolprefix GFSpool -jobunit full -jobunit incr -jobunit incr -jobunit incr -jobunit incr -jobunit incr -jobunit incr -description GFSpoolJob
  

• The following example shows the ca_backup command syntax for submitting gfs rotation job with job description of "pool", 3 pools will be created for this gfs rotation job, they are machine1_DLY/ machine1_WLY/ machine1_MLY. The rotation scheme is full from Sunday to Wednesday and on Saturday, incremental on Thursday and Friday:

  ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem c:\dell -gfsrotation -mpoolprefix machine1 -jobunit full -jobunit full -jobunit full -jobunit full -jobunit incr -jobunit incr -jobunit full -description pool -username Administrator -password abc
  

• The following example shows the ca_backup command syntax for submitting rotation job to "khan" mediapool, the rotation scheme is:

  Note: In the following example, the asterisk symbol * indicates you can use any tape.

  • Sunday: no backup on this day
  • Monday: incremental backup and append media
  • Tuesday: incremental backup and append media
  • Wednesday: incremental backup and append media
  • Thursday: incremental backup and append media
  • Friday:  full backup and overwrite media
  • Saturday:  no backup on this day

    ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem C:\ca_lic -rotation -mediapool khan -jobunit off -jobunit incr append * -jobunit incr append * -jobunit incr append * -jobunit incr append * -jobunit full overwrite * -jobunit off -username Administrator -password abc
    

• The following example shows the ca_backup command syntax for submitting rotation job to "hello" mediapool, the rotation scheme is:
  • Sunday:  no backup on this day
  • Monday: full backup and overwrite media
  • Tuesday: incremental backup and append media
  • Wednesday: incremental backup and append media
  • Thursday: incremental backup and append media
  • Friday:  full backup and overwrite media
  • Saturday:  no backup on this day

    ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem c:\temp -rotation -mediapool hello -jobunit off overwrite -jobunit full overwrite -jobunit incr append -jobunit incr append -jobunit incr append -jobunit full overwrite -jobunit off -username Administrator -password abc
    

• The following example shows the ca_backup command syntax for submitting rotation job to "khan" mediapool, the rotation scheme uses regular rotation schedule.

  ca_backup -source machine1 -filesystem C:\ca_lic -rotation -mediapool khan -username Administrator -password abc
  

Example: ca_backup to a Deduplication Device

The following example shows the ca_backup command syntax for a deduplication device that sets the purge policy for a full backup after 4 weeks, 3 days, 2 hours and 1 minute of the job completion time:

ca_backup -cahost hostname -source -filesystem c:\temp -group Dedupegroup -dddpurgedata full 4 3 2 1 -username administrator -password caworld

More information:

ca_backup - Backup Manager Command