Setup Guide

68 Best Practices

Scripted Backup of XenServer Host Database

It is recommended that you regularly back up the XenServer host database to

protect against unintentional configuration loss. This operation can be

performed using XenCenter. However, it is beneficial to script a recurring

backup from your management system where XenCenter is installed.

To accomplish this, perform the following steps from your

management system:

Create a directory to house the backup batch file and host database

backup files. For example,

C:\backup

Create a new batch file, and paste the following into its contents:

@echo off

if "%1" == "" goto error

if "%2" == "" goto error

if "%3" == "" goto error

set hh=%time:~0,2%

if %time:~0,1%=="" set hh=0%hh:~1,1%

set timestamp=

%date:~10,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%_%hh%%time:~3,2

%%time:~6,2%

"C:\Program Files\Citrix\XenCenter\xe.exe" -s %1 -

u %2 -pw %3 host-backup file-name=

%1_%timestamp%.xbk

goto end

:error

echo usage is ^"backup ^<hostname or IP^>

^<username^> ^<password^>^"

pause

:end

exit