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ca_backup - Node Options

When you select a host (node) object to be backed up, you can set node-level options and filters to be applied and display node-level information.

The ca_backup command includes the following node options:

ca_backup

[-username <username>]
[-password <password>]
[-noestimation]
[-filter <node filters>]

(for UNIX and Linux only)
[-traversesymlink]
[-traversenfs]
[-resetaccesstime <on|off>]
[-acrossfs]

-username <user name>

Specifies the user name of the source machine to back up. This is the user used to log into the source machine.

Note: Regardless of the backup source, you must specify a -username if you use ca_backup. When the backup job is launched, the username and password provided in the command line can be overwritten by the credential information retrieved from the Arcserve Backup database. If credential information in the database is expired, the job fails. To prevent the job from failing, log in to the GUI as caroot and then provide the new username and password for the source node.

-password <password>

Specifies the password for the user to be used to log into the source machine.

Note: Regardless of the backup source, you must specify a -password if you use ca_backup. When the backup job is launched, the username and password provided in the command line can be overwritten by the credential information retrieved from the Arcserve Backup database. If credential information in the database is expired, the job fails. To prevent the job from failing, log in to the GUI as caroot and then provide the new username and password for the source node.

-noestimation

Disables file estimation prior to backup.

-filter <node filters>

Applies filters at the node level (to a specific node). The position of the ‑filter switch in the ca_backup command determines the filter level applied.

-traversesymlink

Traverses the symbolic links during the backup, and back up the actual file the link points to, not simply the link itself.

Note: This option applies to UNIX and Linux only.

-traversenfs

Traverses the mounted NFS file systems during the backup. By default, mounted file systems are skipped during the backup.

Note: This option applies to UNIX and Linux only.

-resetaccesstime <on|off>

Specifies whether to reset the file access time, changed when Arcserve Backup accesses a file to perform a backup.

Note: This option applies to UNIX and Linux only.

-acrossfs

Traverses across the file system during backup.

Note: This option applies to UNIX and Linux only.

More information:

ca_backup - Backup Manager Command

ca_backup - Source Arguments

ca_backup - Volume Options

ca_backup - Database Options

ca_backup - Examples