Using the Command Line Interface › Miscellaneous Utility Commands › IsSafe.bat Utility

IsSafe.bat Utility

The IsSafe.bat utility checks the operating system for any Arcserve Backup processes that are active to determine if it is safe to shutdown the system.

• If the utility detects that a Arcserve Backup process is active and it is in the backup stage, it will prompt you that it is not safe to shutdown the operating system.

  System is running backup job now. It is not safe to shut down.
  

• If the utility detects that a Arcserve Backup process is active and it is in the merge stage, it will prompt you that it is not safe to shutdown the operating system.

  System is running merge job now. It is not safe to shut down.
  

• If the utility detects that there are no active Arcserve Backup processes, it will prompt you that it is safe to shutdown the operating system.

  It is now safe to shut down your system.
  

• If the utility detects that the current OS is earlier than Windows XP SP2, it will prompt the following message.

  IsSafe.bat does not support the current operating system version.
  

The following codes are returned by the IsSafe.bat utility:

Return Codes:

0 - It is now safe to shut down your system

1 - System is running backup job now. It is not safe to shut down.

2 - System is running merge job now. It is not safe to shut down.

3 - IsSafe.bat does not support the current operating system version.