Ahsay How To:
Perform a Seed Load backup and how to import the Seed Load data (3141)
Product Version:
AhsayOBS / AhsayACB / AhsayOBM: Pre-7.3.2.0
OS: All platforms
Description:
Step by step on how to perform a Seed Load backup and how to import the Seed Load data.
Refer to the following instruction on how to perform a Seed Load backup on the client computer, and then import the Seed Load data on the backup server:
Perform a Seed Load backup:
AhsayACB
To perform a Seed Load backup:
Edit the SeedLoad.bat (for Windows) or SeedLoad.sh (for Mac OS X) script file with a text editor:
SeedLoad.bat
...
REM ------------------------------------------------------- BACKUP_SET -------------------------------------------------------
REM | The name or ID of the backup set that you want to run
REM | If backup set name is not in English, please use BackupSetID
...
REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SET BACKUP_SET=""
REM ------------------------------------------------------- OUTPUT_DIR -------------------------------------------------------
REM | The directory where you want your seed loaded file to be spooled
...
REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SET OUTPUT_DIR="C:\Seedload"
...
Note:
The script file can be found within the installation bin directory.
Edit the BACKUP_SET and OUTPUT_DIR value.
SeedLoad.bat (Updated)
...
REM ------------------------------------------------------- BACKUP_SET -------------------------------------------------------
REM | The name or ID of the backup set that you want to run
REM | If backup set name is not in English, please use BackupSetID
...
REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SET BACKUP_SET="BackupSet"
REM ------------------------------------------------------- OUTPUT_DIR -------------------------------------------------------
REM | The directory where you want your seed loaded file to be spooled
...
REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SET OUTPUT_DIR="D:\SeedLoad_Destination"
...
Execute the script via command prompt or terminal.
AhsayOBM (with GUI)
To perform a Seed Load backup:
Login to the AhsayOBM user interface.
Select Backup, then the corresponding backup set from the drop down menu.
Select Options, then Local Hard Disk (Seed Load Utility).
Specify the Seed Load destination to a removable hard disk.
AhsayOBM (without GUI)
For AhsayOBM installation on operating system with no graphical user interface (Linux platforms):
Edit the SeedLoad.sh script file with a text editor:
SeedLoad.sh
...
# ------------------------------------------------------- BACKUP_SET -------------------------------------------------------
# | The name or ID of the backup set that you want to run
# | If backup set name is not in English, please use BackupSetID
...
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BACKUP_SET=""
# ------------------------------------------------------- OUTPUT_DIR -------------------------------------------------------
# | The directory where you want your seed loaded file to be spooled
...
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OUTPUT_DIR=""
...
Note:
The script file can be found within the installation bin directory.
Edit the BACKUP_SET and OUTPUT_DIR value.
SeedLoad.sh (Updated)
...
# ------------------------------------------------------- BACKUP_SET -------------------------------------------------------
# | The name or ID of the backup set that you want to run
# | If backup set name is not in English, please use BackupSetID
...
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BACKUP_SET="BackupSet"
# ------------------------------------------------------- OUTPUT_DIR -------------------------------------------------------
# | The directory where you want your seed loaded file to be spooled
...
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OUTPUT_DIR="/SeedLoad_Destination"
...
Execute the script via terminal.
Once the Seed Load backup job is completed, ship the remove-able hard disk to the AhsayOBS Administrator.
Importing the Seed Load data to AhsayOBS:
Copy the data from the external hard disk at
%SeedLoad_Destination%\hostname\username\files\%backupset_id%\*
to
%UserHome%\username\files\
Perform a single backup set rebuild for the corresponding backup set. Click Here for instruction.
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