Avocent DSView 3, Installer/User Manual

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Chapter 3: DSView 3 Software Servers 59
<password> - A password that encrypts the archive. The password is optional when
creating a backup. If a password is specified when creating the backup, it will be required
when restoring the backup.
To display help information, type
DSViewBackupRestore -h
or
DSViewBackupRestore -help .
For example, entering the following in a command prompt window will create a backup named
db.zip with the password test.
DSViewBackupRestore.exe -backup -archive “db.zip” -passwd test
Entering the following in a command prompt window will restore a backup named db.zip with the
password test.
DSViewBackupRestore.exe -restore -archive “db.zip” -passwd test
To manually backup or restore a hub server using a command line on a supported
Linux or Solaris system:
1. Access the command prompt on your system.
2. Change directories to the directory where the DSView 3 software is installed, which is
typically /usr/local/dsviewserver/bin.
3. To backup the DSView 3 software hub server, enter
DSViewBackupRestore.sh -backup
-archive <archive name> -passwd <password> -overwrite .
4. To restore the DSView 3 software hub server, enter
DSViewBackupRestore.sh -restore
-archive <archive name> -passwd <password>
.
<archive name> - Name of the archive. The -archive option and an archive name
are required.
<password> - A password that encrypts the archive. The password is optional when
creating a backup. If a password is specified when creating the backup, it will be required
when restoring the backup.
-overwrite - Enables overwriting of an existing archive during backup. If this parameter is
omitted, no overwriting will occur.
To display help information, type
DSViewBackupRestore.sh -help
.
For example, entering the following in a command prompt window will create a backup named
dbasebackup.zip with the password test1.
DSViewBackupRestore.sh backup -archive dbasebackup.zip -passwd test1
Entering the following in a command prompt window will restore a backup named
dbasebackup.zip with the password test.
DSViewBackupRestore.sh restore -archive dbasebackup.zip -passwd test1
To manually back up a hub server using the Backup and Restore Utility dialog box
on a supported Windows system:
1. In the Start menu on your desktop, select Start - Programs - Avocent DSView 3 - Backup and
Restore Utility . The DSView 3 Backup/Restore Utility dialog box will appear.