How to automate CloudBerry Backup configuration and deployment with an updated Command Line Interface

CloudBerry S3 Backup is a powerful Windows program that automate backup and restore processes to Amazon S3 cloud storage.

In this release we are adding quite some enhancements to our Command Line Interface. the new commands are related to the ability to configure storage accounts, configure backup plans, specify licensing information, automatically upgrade the product and send the diagnostic information.  The additional commands help you fully automate CloudBerry S3 Backup configuration and deployment and integrate it with other routines in your environment.

Here is just a few examples of the new commands:

* addAccount

  add S3 Account:

  cbb addAccount -d TEST#1 -st AmazonS3 -ac AKIAQVDU73GAVWLQ -sk BQEEuYPttR2PpKPTw717LInDhgO8aAUk1m -c jeff -bp test -ssl yes

 

* editAccount

  cbb editaccount -d TEST#1 -n TEST#2 -c jeff.us-west -bp test_cmd -ssl no

* deleteAccount

  cbb deleteaccount TEST#2

* activateLicense

  cbb activatelicense -e jeff-bezos@amazon.com -k d67c83d1-XXX-4c64-XXXX-111yXXXX31f4

  trial: cbb activatelicense -t

 

* releaseLicense

  cbb releaselicense

* showLicense

  cbb showlicense

* addBackupPlan

  cbb addbackupplan -n Plan1 -a TEST#1 -d "C:\backup" -ifm ".txt" -c yes -ea AES128 -ep 345 -rrs yes -every week -at "23:00" -weekday "we, thu"

* checkNewVersion

  cbb checknewversion

  to install new version: cbb checknewversion -i

* sendLog

  cbb sendLog -u jeff -e jeff-bezos@amazon.com -m "backup plan stops"

* deleteBackupPlan

  cbb deletebackupplan -n Plan1

* getBackupPlanDetails

  cbb getbackupplandetails -n Plan1

  cbb getbackupplandetails -id adfa40b2-7d1a-4cf4-992c-1e94fb49b6be

* editBackupPlan

  Change account, add directory to backup, disable compression and encryption, disabled rrs, change schedule:

cbb editbackupplan -id adfa40b2-7d1a-4cf4-992c-1e94fb49b6be -a Account2 -d "C:\backup" -d "C:\Files\documents" -c no -ed -rrs no -every day -at "22:00"

  Rename plan, change mode to simple and disable schedule:

cbb editbackupplan -n Plan1 -nn Plan2 -s yes -sd

More information about the updated command line interface found in our online documentation at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/default.aspx?page=backupcmd

 As always we would be happy to hear your feedback and you are welcome to post a comment.

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Note: this post applies to CloudBerry Backup 2.3.1 and later.

CloudBerry Backup is a Windows program that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://backup.cloudberrylab.com/ . It comes with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.

CloudBerry Backup for WHS is a Windows Home Server add-in that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://whs.cloudberrylab.com/ . It comes with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.

CloudBerry Backup Server Edition.  is a Windows program designed to run in server environment that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://server.cloudberrylab.com/ . It comes with onetime fee of $79.99 (US) per copy.

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