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Replicating backups from a managed vault (--loc=bsp://<storage node>/<vault name>)

is always executed by the storage node service. If you specify a different service, it will transmit

the command to asn.

2.4.2.7 convert full

Converts an incremental or differential backup into a full one. The backup time stamp remains

unchanged. The dependent incremental and differential backups are also updated. However, the old

backup versions are deleted only after the new ones have been created. Therefore, the location must

have enough space to temporarily store both the old and the new versions.

Examples (p. 131)

Parameters

--loc=<path> (p. 78)

The command does not support the following locations: Acronis Online Backup Storage, tape and

CD/DVD.

--credentials=<user name>,<password>,encrypted (p. 115)

--arc=<archive name> (p. 79)

The command does not support archives that use the simplified backup naming (p. 91) and

archives of Microsoft Exchange Server data (p. 31).

--password=<password>,encrypted (p. 119)

--backup=<backup ID> (p. 80)

General parameters

--log=<full path> (p. 117)

--log_format={structured|unstructured} (p. 117)

--output={formatted|raw} (p. 118)

--progress (p. 119)

{-f|--file_params}=<full local path> (p. 116)

Access to a remote machine (advanced editions only)

--host=<IP address or hostname> (p. 72)

--credentials=<user name>,<password>,encrypted (p. 115)

--address=<IP address or hostname> (p. 72)

Access to a specific service within a machine (advanced editions only)

--service={mms|ams|asn} (p. 72)

In a managed vault (--loc=bsp://<storage node>/<vault name>), the operation is always

executed by the storage node service. If you specify a different service, it will transmit the

command to asn.

2.4.2.8 consolidate backup

Modifies an archive so that only the backups specified in the --backup parameter are kept. All

other backups of the archive are deleted.