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Record the Backups

Each time you perform a backup of one or more archived database, be sure to record that fact in the CA Enterprise Log Manager where you took the backup.

Note: Failure to record each backup causes incorrect data to be reported when using the LMArchive utility to list backed up databases.

To record the backups of specific archived databases

1. Use your caelmadmin credentials to log on to the CA Enterprise Log Manager server with the event log store that contains the databases that you backed up.
2. At the command prompt, switch users to root, that is:

   su - root
   

3. Change directories to /opt/CA/SharedComponents/iTechnology with the following shortcut:

   cd $IGW_LOC
   

4. Execute the following command, where username and pwd are the credentials of a CA Enterprise Log Manager user account with the Administrator role.

   LMArchive -euser username -epassword pwd -notify arch -files file1,file2,file3...
   

Example: Notify CA Enterprise Log Manager that Certain Files Have Been Backed Up

The following command issued by the Administrator named Administrator1notifies the CA Enterprise Log Manager event log store that the warm database, calm04_20091206192014.db.cerod, has been backed up. Backed up databases can be manually moved to external storage for long-term retention.

LMArchive -euser Administrator1 -epassword calmr12 -notify arch ‑files calm04_20091206192014.db.cerod

The archive file notification appears, in a format similar to the following:

Archive notification sent for file calm04_20091206192014.db.cerod...

More information:

LMArchive–Backup/Restore Tracking