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The parameter is used with the backup disk (p. 19) command if the --application_aware (p.

86) parameter is specified.

The parameter determines the software behavior when it fails to collect application metadata during

a backup. For example, this happens if a database is corrupted or the application service is stopped.

If the parameter is not specified, the backup will fail.

If the parameter is specified, the backup will continue but the application metadata will be ignored.

Hence, you will not be able to recover individual SQL databases (p. 38) or Active Directory data (p.

39). However, recovery of disks, volumes and files will still be possible.

The parameter must follow the --application_aware parameter.

3.6.10 include

--include=<paths>

Files or folders to be included into the backup. The parameter is used with the backup file (p. 24)

command.

3.6.11 mssql_truncate_logs

--mssql_truncate_logs

The parameter is used with the backup disk (p. 19) command only if the --application_aware

(p. 86) parameter is specified.

If the parameter is specified, the Microsoft SQL Server log will be truncated after each full,

incremental or differential backup. The truncation occurs only if the SQL Server metadata has been

successfully collected during the backup.

Do not specify this parameter if you use a third-party application, such as the SQL Server backup and

restore component, for backing up the SQL Server data.

3.6.12 plain_archive

--plain_archive

Enables simplified naming of backup files.

With this parameter, full backups are named using the archive name (the --arc parameter value);

for example: MyData.tib. Names of incremental or differential backups have an index; for example:

MyData2.tib, MyData3.tib. Before creating a new full backup, the software will delete the entire

archive and start a new one.

This parameter is useful in the following cases:

 If you want to create a portable image of a machine on a detachable media

 If you are planning to move the backups to a different location by using a script

 If you want to rotate USB hard drives so that each drive keeps a single full backup or all backups

created during a week