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Start Backup operation

The Start Backup operation starts an unscheduled backup of all members of a dataset. A background job is spawned to back up the dataset.

The following table describes the elements for this request.


 Adapter request elements for the Start Backup operation

A sample adapter request for this operation is given in the following figure.

Sample adapter request for Start Backup operation

<netapp-storage-request>
   <operation-name>start-backup</operation-name>
   <arguments>
     <targets>
       <target>
         <host>172.11.11.111</host>
         <user-name>username</user-name>
         <password encryption-type = "Base64">cGFzc3dvcmQ=</password>
         <protocol>http</protocol>
         <port>8088</port>
       </target>
     </targets>
     <target />
     <dataset-name-or-id>nas dataset</dataset-name-or-id>
     <retention-type>monthly</retention-type>
     <backup-description>test description</backup-description>
     <backup-destination>Primary data</backup-destination>
   </arguments>
 </netapp-storage-request>


A sample adapter response for this operation is given in the following figure.

Sample adapter response for Start Backup operation

<netapp-storage-response>
 <metadata>
   <status>success</status>
   <response-count>1</response-count>
 </metadata>
 <responses>
   <response>
     <metadata>
       <target>server137</target>
       <status>success</status>
       <count>1</count>
     </metadata>
     <output>
       <job-id>3988</job-id>
     </output>
   </response>
 </responses>
</netapp-storage-response>

 

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