BackUp

Backs up the repository to the file specified with the -o option. You must provide the backup file name. Use this command when the repository is running. You must be connected to a repository to use this command.

backup

-o <output_file_name>

[-d <description>]

[-f (overwrite existing output file)]

[-b (skip workflow and session logs)]

[-j (skip deploy group history)]

[-q (skip MX data)]

[-v (skip task statistics)]

Option	Argument	Description
-o	output_file_name	Required. Name and path of the file for the repository backup. When you view the list of repository backup files in the Administrator tool, you can see only files with an extension of .rep.
-d	description	Optional. Creates a description of the backup file based on the string that follows the option. The backup process truncates any character beyond 2,000.
-f	-	Optional. Overwrites an existing file with the same name.
-b	-	Optional. Skips tables related to workflow and session logs during backup.
-j	-	Optional. Skips deployment group history during backup.
-q	-	Optional. Skips tables related to MX data during backup.
-v	-	Optional. Skips task statistics during backup.