Read remote backup results

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Nov 28, 2017

This command displays information about generated backups. The information elements are:

  • Backup started time
  • Exact path of the backup directory
  • Backup compressed or not
  • Directory path and name of database
  • Database created time
  • Database version
  • Number of bytes copied and name for each database file

Arguments:

Server context name:

Specify name of server context. This is a protected function. Therefore the user specified in the server context, must be an administrator.
When activating the Select button, the name of all defined server contexts will be displayed in the related selection list.

Backup directory path:

Specify the path to the directory where the backup file is located. The <Backup directory path> must be specified as an absolute path.
The <Backup directory path> argument can be specified with and without the directory delimiter character as the last character in the directory path. The directory delimiter character is '\' on the Windows platforms and '/' on the Unix platforms.
When activating the Select button, a window is opened to allow browsing the directory structure and select/specify the desired directory.

Remote database:

Specify the name of the remote database for which You want to read the backup results. EDMdatabase names are case sensitive. The actual database must be closed.
When activating the Select button, the names of all EDMdatabases that are located in the file directory specified in the <Backup directory path> are displayed in the related selection list.

Backup name:

Specify the name of the backup for which You want to read the backup results.

Backup version:

The information is about the specified backup version number.

Output file:

If a file name is specified here, the information is written to this file.
When activating the Select button, a window is opened to allow browsing the directory structure and select/specify the desired file.

Options:

accumulating command output:

A global option that appends the command output to the EDMsupervisor output window. Otherwise the output window is refreshed and only the last command output is displayed.

all versions:

Specify this option if You want to read backup status for all backup versions.

newest version:

Specify this option if You want to read backup status for the newest backup version only.

oldest version:

Specify this option if You want to read backup status for the oldest backup version only.

show_file:

If this option is selected and an output file is specified, the information written to the file is also written to the output screen of the EDMsupervisor