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careports - Options

The careports provides various options for generating reports and sending alerts via the CA ARCserve Backup Alert Manager.

The careports command includes the following options:

• -a

  Enables the output of files automatically. Combined with the -o option (output file name), you can create new output files in a specific directory. The output file name follows the report template naming convention. Using the additional -o option, specifies that existing files will not be overwritten.

• -s

  Generates the report in silent mode (no dialogs or messages boxes).

  The -s option works with the -r option (report template) and should be used when the report is scheduled from the "Job Scheduler Wizard" tool.

• -r <report_name>

  Specifies the name of the report template to be used for the report. If the -r option is not specified, the other options (-s, -o, and -alert) are ignored.

• -o <output_filename>

  Specifies the output file name where the results that are generated by running the report are saved. If a specified file exists, it is renamed with a .bak extension. For example, c:\temp\report.xml is renamed to: c:\temp\report.bak.xml.

• -m <machine_name>

  Specifies the name of the computer if you want to generate your report on a remote computer.

• -f <format_type>

  Specifies the format of the output file:

  • XML (*.xml) (default)
  • CSV (*.csv) (comma-separated format).
• -alert

  Sends an alert message when the report is completed. The alert messages should be set from Alert Manager, under "ARCserve" configuration.

• -append

  Appends a newly created report to an existing file.

  Note: Both the newly created report and the existing report files must be in CSV format.

• ?

  Displays the CA ARCserve Backup query report screen, which allows you to specify the information that you want to include in your report.