
MarkLogic 10 Product Documentation
admin.databaseMonthlyBackupadmin.databaseMonthlyBackup(
   backup-dir as String,
   backup-period as Number,
   backup-month-day as (Number|String),
   start-time as (Number|String),
   max-backups as (Number|String),
   backup-security-db as Boolean,
   backup-schemas-db as Boolean,
   backup-triggers-db as Boolean,
   [include-replicas as Boolean],
   [journal-archiving as Boolean?],
   [journal-archive-path as String?],
   [lag-limit as (Number|String)?]
) as element(db.databaseBackup)
Summary
      This function constructs a monthly scheduled backup specification.
    
	  
	  
	
	  
	    | Parameters | 
	  
	
	  
	    | backup-dir | 
	    
        The directory where the backup will be saved to.
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	    | backup-period | 
	    
        The number of months to elapse between each backup.
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	    | backup-month-day | 
	    
        The day of the month the backup will happen (between 1 and 31)
       | 
	  
	  
	    | start-time | 
	    
        A time for the scheduled backup to start.
       | 
	  
	  
	    | max-backups | 
	    
        The maximum number of backups to keep in the backup
        directory.
       | 
	  
	  
	    | backup-security-db | 
	    
        Whether to backup the security database alongside the
        current backup.
       | 
	  
	  
	    | backup-schemas-db | 
	    
        Whether to backup the schemas database alongside the
        current backup.
       | 
	  
	  
	    | backup-triggers-db | 
	    
        Whether to backup the triggers database alongside the
        current backup.
       | 
	  
	  
	    | include-replicas | 
	    
	If set to false, do not include the replicas in
	the backup.  The default is true, which means to
	include all replicas in the backup.
       | 
	  
	  
	    | journal-archiving | 
	    
        Whether or not to enable journal archiving. Defaults to false.
       | 
	  
	  
	    | journal-archive-path | 
	    
	Path for where archived journals are stored. Defaults to the backup data directory.
       | 
	  
	  
	    | lag-limit | 
	    
        Maximum difference in seconds that the archived journal can lag behind its forest's active journal.
        Defaults to 900.
       | 
	  
	
Example
  
  const admin = require('/MarkLogic/admin.xqy');
  admin.databaseMonthlyBackup("/backupDir", 2, 1,
        xs.time("09:45:00"),10,"true","true","true")
   //returns the monthly backup specification 
  Example
  
  const admin = require('/MarkLogic/admin.xqy');
  admin.databaseMonthlyBackup("/backupDir", 2, 1,
        xs.time("09:45:00"),10,"true","true","true","false","true",[],500)
   //returns the monthly//backup specification 
  
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