Command Line or automated Backup

[JohnLV]

Hello Everyone,

Has anyone setup a backup for series 7 (Configuration Settings, Security Settings, Upfront, and Web Reports) via a command line or automated script? I need to back this stuff up everyday and would like to automate it.

Thanks in advance.

John

 

[CognosProfessional]

For each folder,you could have a .bat backup process like the one below for cubes, and create one for each folder of files you want to back up by creating a macro that is scheduled to call each .bat file daily automatically at a certain time. I don't know if this is what you are looking or or not. ... ... But it would be one .mac file to do all the processes you want.


cd \backup
echo ####################mycubes Backup Started######
echo ** ............................................. mycubes Backup Started ...... >>e:\backup\backup.log
date >>e:\backup\backup.log <e:\backup\enter.txt
time >>e:\backup\backup.log <e:\backup\enter.txt
echo ************************************************************************* >>e:\backup\backup.log
del e:\backup\mycubes9.zip >>backup.log
ren e:\backup\mycubes8.zip mycubes9.zip
ren e:\backup\mycubes7.zip mycubes8.zip
ren e:\backup\mycubes6.zip mycubes7.zip
ren e:\backup\mycubes5.zip mycubes6.zip
ren e:\backup\mycubes4.zip mycubes5.zip
ren e:\backup\mycubes3.zip mycubes4.zip
ren e:\backup\mycubes2.zip mycubes3.zip
ren e:\backup\mycubes1.zip mycubes2.zip
ren e:\backup\mycubes.zip mycubes1.zip

e:\backup\pkzip25 -add -rec -path=current mycubes g:\pwrplay\mycubes\*.* >e:\backup\backupzip.log
dir mycubes.zip >>e:\backup\backup.log
del G:\backup\mycubes.zip >>e:backup.log
copy e:\backup\mycubes.zip G:\backup\mycubes.zip >>e:\backup\backup.log
echo ************************************************************************* >>e:\backup\backup.log
date >>backup.log <e:\backup\enter.txt
time >>backup.log <e:\backup\enter.txt
echo ** ........................................... mycubes Backup Completed .. >>e:\backup\backup.log
echo ************************************************************************* >>e:\backup\backup.log

CP

 

[JohnLV]

What about the security and configurations settings asstated in the Cognos Series 7 backup and recovery guide?

 

[CognosProfessional]

I see just for Upfront Data Store. You might want to open up a call with Cognos for them to work on a solution for you.
Good Luck..

1. From the command line, run the command upfpack.exe. See the 'How To Move Your PowerPlay Application' PDF file (move_pp.pdf) for any parameters.
2. Run the command upfdbadm.exe with the parameter -b
upfdbadm.exe -b C:\BackUp\UpFrontStore.Bak

-- Restore --

1. Run the command upfdbadm.exe with the parameter -r
upfdbadm.exe -r C:\BackUp\UpFrontStore.Bak
2. Run the command upfunpack.exe with the follow parameters
-ns <NameSpace> -del

You can create a batch file for this

** Backup.bat **
D:
CD\Progra~1\Cognos\cer1\binUpfpack.exe -un Admin -pw admin1234 -d D:\Backup
upfdbadm.exe -b D:\Backup\UpFrontStore.Bak

** Restore.bat **
D:
CD\Progra~1\Cognos\cer1\binUpfunpack.exe -un admin -pw admin1234 -p D:\Backup\Upfpackage.pkg -ns default -del
upfdbadm.exe -r D:\Backup\UpFrontStore.Bak

CP