
MarkLogic 10 Product Documentation
admin:database-hourly-incremental-backupadmin:database-hourly-incremental-backup(
   $backup-dir as xs:string,
   $backup-period as xs:positiveInteger,
   $start-minute as xs:nonNegativeInteger,
   $backup-security-db as xs:boolean,
   $backup-schemas-db as xs:boolean,
   $backup-triggers-db as xs:boolean,
   [$include-replicas as xs:boolean],
   [$incremental-dir as xs:string?],
   [$purge-journal-archive as xs:boolean?],
   [$journal-archiving as xs:boolean?],
   [$journal-archive-path as xs:string?],
   [$lag-limit as xs:unsignedLong?]
) as element(db:database-backup)
Summary
This function constructs an hourly scheduled incremental database backup specification.
	  
	  
	
	  
	    | Parameters | 
	  
	
	  
	    | backup-dir | 
	    
	The directory where the full backup is located. | 
	  
	  
	    | backup-period | 
	    
	The number of hours to elapse between each incremental backup.  | 
	  
	  
	    | start-minute | 
	    
	The number of minutes after the hour to start the incremental backup. Note that this
       setting does not add to the incremental backup period value. | 
	  
	  
	    | 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 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
xquery version "1.0-ml";
import module namespace admin = "http://marklogic.com/xdmp/admin"
      at "/MarkLogic/admin.xqy";
admin:database-hourly-incremental-backup("/backup-dir", 2, 5,
        true(),true(),true())
    
  
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