User Guide

ca_backup
B–12 Administrator Guide
Options
The following table lists the supported global options:
Option Description
-cahost <hostname> Specifies the BrightStor ARCserve
Backup server to use for the backup by
providing the hostname is running. If
the switch is not used, by default the
cahost is set to the local machine.
-scan Verifies the integrity of the backup by
scanning the backup media and
checking the header of each file. If the
header is readable, the data is assumed
reliable.
-compare Verifies the integrity of the backup by
reading blocks of data from the backup
media and comparing the data byte for
byte against the source files on the
source machine.
-partialdbupdate Records only job and session
information into the BrightStor
ARCserve Backup database.
-sessionpassword <session password> Applies a password to each session
backed up to media. To restore data
from one of these sessions, you must
provide the password. See
ca_restore in
this appendix.
-encryption <encryption key> Encrypts files before the backup. To
restore encrypted files, you must
provide the encryption password. See
ca_restore in this appendix.
-compression Compresses files before the backup.
-printer <printer name> Sends a copy of the Activity log to the
specified printer.
Note: The printer must be set up in the
asloggerd.cfg file located in the config
subdirectory in the BrightStor
ARCserve Backup home directory.