Back Up the Vault from the Command Line

The backup switch requires a vault administrator account.

1. Make sure no users are connected to the vault.
2. Run Connectivity.ADMSConsole.exe from a command line with the following switches:

Note: In Autodesk Vault Professional the Hot Backup feature allows the backup to run while users are connected to the Vault.

Command	Details
-Obackup	The operation being performed (required).
-Bfolder	The back up directory (required).
-VUusername	Vault administrator account user name (required).
-VPpassword	Vault administrator account password (required unless password is blank).
-VAL	Validates the backup. Errors are recorded in the specified log file. See Optional Switches for more information on specifying a log file.
-INCR	Performs an incremental backup.
-DBSC	Excludes the standard content libraries from the back up process. The standard content libraries are detached before backing up the vault, the vault is backed up, and then the standard content libraries are reattached.
-DBUsaUser	The SQL sa account user name (required unless default configuration).
-DBPsapassword	The SQL sa account password (required unless default configuration).
-INRF	Ignore non-replicated files. If this switch is not present in the command line, files will get replicated prior to the backup starting.

Example

Connectivity.ADMSConsole.exe -Obackup -BC:\Backup -VUadministrator -VPadmin -VAL -LC:\Backup\BackupLog.txt

Note: Paths containing spaces must be inside of double quotes (for example, "C:\Vault Backup").

Using Tape Backup Software with a SQL Server Plug In

If you use backup software that supports Microsoft SQL server, such as Veritas Backup Exec, then you can select the vault server during your standard backup.

Note: We recommend using the supplied utility. Using it backs up the SQL data and the file store giving you more predictable results.