Data Migration Guide for LAN Management Solution 3.1
Appendix A: Syntax and Usage for Backup Script

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Syntax and Usage for Backup Script


Syntax and Usage for Backup Script


You can take a manual backup using the following syntax:

 
LMS 2.6/LMS 2.6 SP 1
LMS 3.0/LMS 3.0 December 2007 Update
Syntax
wrapper.pl
backup.pl
On Solaris
NMSROOT/bin/perl dir1/wrapper.pl 
BKP Logfile
NMSROOT/bin/perl 
NMSROOT/bin/backup.pl BKP
On Windows
NMSROOT\bin\perl dir1\wrapper.pl 
BKP Logfile
NMSROOT\bin\perl 
NMSROOT\bin\backup.pl BKP

The following table lists the explanation for the syntax:

Syntax
Explanation
NMSROOT
Common Services installation directory (by default, /opt/CSCOpx 
for Solaris, and C:\Program Files\CSCOpx for Windows, where C: 
is the System Drive)
dir1 
Directory where you have extracted wrapper.pl
BKP
Backup directory where you have backed up data using wrapper.pl 
or backup.pl
Logfile

Log file name that contains the details of the backup. The default location of the backup log file (dbbackup.log) is:

NMSROOT\CSCOpx\log\ (On Windows)

/var/adm/CSCOpx/log/ (On Solaris)


Example 1

To back up LMS 2.6 or LMS 2.6 SP1 data in the backup directory, enter:

On Solaris:

opt/CSCOpx/bin/perl /wrapper/wrapper.pl /backup

On Windows:

C:\Progra~1\CSCOpx\bin\perl C:\wrapper\wrapper.pl C:\backup

Example 2

To back up LMS 3.0 or LMS 3.0 December 2007 Update data in the backup directory, enter:

On Solaris:

opt/CSCOpx/bin/perl /opt/CSCOpx/bin/backup.pl /backup

On Windows:

C:\Progra~1\CSCOpx\bin\perl C:\Progra~1\CSCOpx\bin\backup.pl C:\backup

Example 3

To specify a different location for the log file during a manual backup of LMS 2.6 or LMS 2.6 SP1, enter:

On Solaris:

NMSROOT/bin/perl dir1/wrapper.pl BKP backup/log/dbbackup.log

On Windows:

NMSROOT\bin\perl dir1\wrapper.pl BKP C:\backup\log\dbbackup.log