
MarkLogic 10 Product Documentation
admin.databaseMonthlyIncrementalBackupadmin.databaseMonthlyIncrementalBackup(
   backup-dir as String,
   backup-period as Number,
   backup-month-day as (Number|String),
   start-time as (Number|String),
   backup-security-db as Boolean,
   backup-schemas-db as Boolean,
   backup-triggers-db as Boolean,
   [include-replicas as Boolean],
   [incremental-dir as String?],
   [purge-journal-archive 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 scheduled monthly incremental backup specification. 
	  
	  
	
	  
	    | Parameters | 
	  
	
	  
	    | backup-dir | 
	    
	The directory where the full backup is located. | 
	  
	  
	    | backup-period | 
	    
	The number of months to elapse between each incremental backup. | 
	  
	  
	    | backup-month-day | 
	    
	The day of the month the incremental backup will happen (between 1 and 31). | 
	  
	  
	    | start-time | 
	    
	A time for the scheduled incremental backup to start. | 
	  
	  
	    | backup-security-db | 
	    
	Whether to backup the security database alongside the current incremental backup. | 
	  
	  
	    | backup-schemas-db | 
	    
	Whether to backup the schemas database alongside the current incremental backup. | 
	  
	  
	    | backup-triggers-db | 
	    
	Whether to backup the triggers database alongside the current incremental backup. | 
	  
	  
	    | include-replicas | 
	    
        If set to false, do not include the replicas in
        the incremental backup.  The default is true, which means to
        include all replicas in the incremental backup. | 
	  
	  
	    | incremental-dir | 
	    
        The directory in which to save the incremental backup.  | 
	  
	  
	    | purge-journal-archive | 
	    
        Whether or not to purge journal archive after incremental backup is performed.
        Defaults to false | 
	  
	  
	    | 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.databaseMonthlyIncrementalBackup("/backupDir", 2, 1,
        xs.time("09:45:00"),"true","true","true")
   //returns the monthly backup specification 
     
  
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