Starting in viewLinc 5.2 service update 1, the installation includes a self-contained executable, BackupManager, that allows users with administrator rights to take a backup of the viewLinc system's data and to restore that backup. The backup will include all of the files from the configuration, database, log, and events.
This tool is not intended for archiving purposes, but instead as part of a disaster recovery plan. The backup includes only the files that have changed since the last time a full backup was taken of viewLinc. As well, the backups made by BackupManager can only be restored on the exact same server where the backup was taken--that is, the server IP and host name must be identical.
- BackupManager
- Calls the tool from the command line.
- -h
- Displays help for the tool.
- -backup
- Initiates a delta backup of viewLinc data.
- -restore
- Initiates a restore of the backed up viewLinc data.
- -backup_root | -d
- Specifies the path to store or retrieve the backup image.
- -output | -o
- Specifies that a log file for backup/restore operation is to be generated and its name.