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ca_backup File Retry/Sharing Options

The ca_backup command includes the following global file retry and sharing options:

ca_backup

[-retry <off|now[later]|later[now]>]
[-retrycount <count<1-9999>>]
[-retryinterval <seconds<1-9999>>]
[-accessmethod <denynoneifdenywritefails | lockifdenywritefails | denywrite | denynone>]

-retry <off|now[later]|later[now]>

Specifies retrying to back up open files missed during the initial backup.

-retrycount <count<1-9999>>

Specifies the number of retry attempts.

-retryinterval <seconds<1-9999>>

Specifies the interval (in seconds) between retry attempts.

-accessmethod <denynoneifdenywritefails | lockifdenywritefails | denywrite | denynone>

These are file sharing options:

denynoneifdenywritefails

CA ARCserve Backup attempts to place the file in deny write mode. If this is not possible because file is already open, it will be placed into deny none mode. This is the default setting.

lockifdenywritefails

CA ARCserve Backup attempts to place the file in deny write mode. If this is not possible because the file is already open, the file will be locked completely so that no user can open it or write to it. This option ensures that the most recent version of the file is backed up.

denywrite

Prevents another process from writing to the file while CA ARCserve Backup has it open. If another process opens the file before CA ARCserve Backup opens it, CA ARCserve Backup will not back up the file, unless you selected one of the open File Retry options.

denynone

Allows other processes to read or write to the file, regardless of whether CA ARCserve Backup opens it first or opens it after another process already has it open. Although the backed up file may not be the most recent version, this option ensures that the file is up-to-date.

More information:

ca_backup - Global Job Options

ca_backup - Examples