Use ROBOCOPY command whithin a Vault backup script.

[Mario-Villada]

Hi all,

I wonder if it is possible to include a robocopy command inside the vault backup script. what I want to do is to create a backup in the the server hosting ADMS and then make a copy of the backup to a network location. something like this:

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@ECHO OFF

REM DELETE B AND CASCADE A BACKUP SUBDIRECTORIES

RMDIR /Q /S "C:\Backup\Vault\B"

REN "C:\Backup\Vault\A" "B"

REM CREATE A NEW DIRECTORY FOR THE BACKUP

MKDIR "C:\Backup\Vault\A\"

REM START THE BACKUP PROCESS

"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Data Management Server 2009\ADMS Console\Connectivity.ADMSConsole.exe" -Obackup -B"C:\Backup\Vault\A" -VUadministrator -VP -S

REM COPY BACKUP FOLDER TO NETWORK LOCATION

robocopy "C:\Backup\Vault\A" "D:\Backup\Vault\A" /MIR /W:20 /R:15

robocopy "C:\Backup\Vault\B" "D:\Backup\Vault\B" /MIR /W:20 /R:15

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I did try this last night. It created tha backup successfully in the local server, but it did not copy the files to the network location. In this case 😧 is a mapped drive to a different server.

the script is saved at the root of C: and it runs at night with windows task scheduler with the option of running the task regardless if the user is logged in and with highest privileges.

I also tried runnig the robocopy command directly in the command prompt and it works fine.

Can anyone see what is wrong?

Thanks in advance.

Vault Basic 2014 - Windows 7 professional 64 bit - 32 GB Ram

[johannes.bauer]

hey there,

2 points:

a) use the /LOG command to see why it is failing within robocopy Robocopy Reference

b) is D:\ as network share mapped with the user you are executing it and is it mapped with /persistent switch!?

and for sure - make sure the user you use to execute the script has access on the other server.

HTH
Hannes

[Mario-Villada]

Thanks Hannes!

I added the /log switch to the command. nice tip!

As per the robocopy reference link I replaced 😧 for \ \servername\foldername maybe it  works. I will let you know tomorrow.

How can I check if the drive is mapped with the /persistant switch?

[johannes.bauer · Accepted solution]

Hi Mario,
\\servername\foldername will work if you have proper permissions for sure!

are you executing the script as the same user who has mapped D:\?`

you could check using wmic netuse - there is a persistent mark on the connection.
anyhow the \\servername\foldername will work with proper permissions.

what I see with UAC - if you execute a cmd window (or robocopy) as administrator or another user, you do not have the same network shares mapped as the user you are logged in.

BR
Hannes

[Mario-Villada]

Thanks for the quick reply.
Yes is the same user that mapped D drive.
I will check the permissions, it looks like that's where the problem is.
thanks again.

[ryan]

If the server you are backing up to is Linux-based you may need to add the following switches; /COPY:DT /FFT

EDIT: Apparently putting colon followed by the letter D is rendered as a smiley face on the message board.  Therefore the line above should be /COPYCOLONDT /FFT

-Ryan

[Mario-Villada]

Thanks guys, It worked!

Checking permissions and using \\servername\foldername instead of the mapped drive letter did the trick.

Thanks Ryan for the advice. It is a windows server in my case but for sure it will help others. And now I know how to put smiley faces in my comments   .