
MarkLogic 12 Product Documentation
admin.databaseWeeklyBackupadmin.databaseWeeklyBackup(
backup-dir as String,
backup-period as Number,
days as 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 weekly scheduled backup specification.
| Parameters |
| backup-dir |
The directory where the backup will be saved to.
|
| backup-period |
How many weeks between each backup.
|
| days |
The day(s) of the week. Must be a sequence of zero
or more of monday, tuesday,
wednesday, thursday,
friday, saturday,
sunday.
|
| 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.databaseWeeklyBackup("/backupDir", 2, "monday",
xs.time("09:45:00"),10,true(),true(),true())
//returns the weekly backup specification
Example
const admin = require('/MarkLogic/admin.xqy');
admin.databaseWeeklyBackup("/backupDir", 2, "monday",
xs.time("09:45:00"),10,"true","true","true","false","true","",500)
//returns the weekly backup specification
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