Avocent SPC420 manual DSViewBackupRestore.exe -backup -archive db.zip -passwd test

70DSView 3 Software Installer/User Guide

To manually backup or restore a hub server using a command line on a supported Windows system:

1.In the Start menu on your desktop, select Start - Programs - Accessories - Command Prompt. A command prompt window will open.

2.Change directories to the directory in which the DSView 3 software is installed (typically C:\Program Files\Avocent DSView 3\bin).

3.Enter DSViewBackupRestore to display the DSView 3 Backup/Restore Utility dialog box. Follow the directions in To manually back up a hub server using the Backup and Restore Utility dialog box to back up the hub server using the dialog box or To manually restore a hub server using the Backup and Restore Utility dialog box to restore the hub server using the dialog box. (These procedures are described later in this section.)

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To backup the DSView 3 software hub server, enter DSViewBackupRestore -backup - archive “<archive name>” -passwd <password>.

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To restore the DSView 3 software hub server, enter DSViewBackupRestore -restore-archive “<archive name>” -passwd <password>.

“<archive name>” - Name of the archive, which must be enclosed by quotation marks (for example, “myarchive”). 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.

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.