Using SecureCopyCmd.exe
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You can run Secure Copy from the command line by using SecureCopyCmd.exe. You can run the File System Statistics Analyzer from the command line using FileSystemStatistics.exe.
SecureCopyCmd.exe is the engine that Secure Copy uses for copy processes and it uses all of the features that are available in Secure Copy. SecureCopyCmd.exe runs from the command line, but offers only limited options to script, because it references the features of a saved job by using the name of that job.
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NOTE: You must use SecureCopyCmd.exe from a computer that has a fully licensed version of Secure Copy 7 installed. You cannot copy SecureCopyCmd.exe from computer to computer. |
Usage
SecureCopyCmd.exe
Table 22. Parameters for SecureCopyCmd.exe
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/DB |
Specify jobs database (.ssd file) |
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/Name=<Name> |
Specify job using Job Name |
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/Source=<SourcePath> |
Define a new source path. IMPORTANT: If you add /source to the command, it overrides the source(s) specified in the copy job identified by the job id or name. |
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/Target=<TargetPath> |
Define a new target path. IMPORTANT: If you add /target to the command, it overrides the target(s) specified in the copy job identified by the job id or name. |
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/CopySubFolders=<True/False> |
Specify true or false. |
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/Test |
Test the job. |
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/Delete |
Delete the job. |
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/Quiet |
Runs job without user interface. |
Examples
securecopycmd.exe /Name=Default /Test
securecopycmd.exe /Name=Default /Delete
securecopycmd.exe /Source=c:/CBrown/My Documents /Target=c:/Backup/My Documents
Using Analyzer from the command line
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You can run the File System Statistics Analyzer from the command line using FileSystemStatistics.exe, which is located in the Secure Copy 7 installation folder.
Usage
The File System Statistics Tool (FileSystemStatistics.exe) is located in the Secure Copy installation folder: C:\Program Files\Quest\Secure Copy 7.
FileSystemStatistics /roots <roots> | /server <server> /out <filename> [/threads <count>] [/security] [/nobackup] [/nostatus]
If neither /roots or /server are specified, the application will enumerate all fixed drives on the local computer, and process them.
Table 23. Required Arguments
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Required Argument |
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/roots <roots> |
A list of semi-colon separated paths to scan. This parameter must be specified. If there are any spaces in the paths, entire list of roots should be in quotes. |
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/server <server> |
The name of the server to process. When specified, all normal <non administrator, non IPC> shares are enumerated and used as roots. |
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/out <filename> |
A file in which to write the applications output. The data written to this file is in comma separated (csv) format and is suitable for import into Microsoft Excel. |
Table 24. Optional Arguments
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Optional Argument |
Meaning |
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/threads <count> |
The number of threads to use to perform the enumeration. The number of threads must be less than or equal to the number of roots specified, so as to ensure that each one can be given roots to process. If not specified, 1 thread is used. |
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/nobackup |
Avoids the use of the backup rights. If this flag is not specified, the backup right is enabled. Note that backup rights must be held on both the server where this application is run, and the target server. |
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/security |
Instructs the application to capture security information in addition to count and size information. |
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/no status |
Suppresses the command window and runs the tool in quiet mode. |
Example: retrieving information for all shares
FileSystemStatistics /server SERVERNAME /out ServerName-outputfile.csv
Example: Retrieving information for a set of shares
FileSystemStatistics.exe /roots "\\SERVERNAME\Share1;\\SERVERNAME\Share Number 2" /out ServerName-outputfile.csv
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Managing licenses
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● Checking for product updates
Viewing licenses
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Secure Copy is licensed per server or per user. When you create a copy job, Secure Copy checks the license status to verify that the selected servers are on the list of licensed servers or if you have an available license to add the server. Use the options on the Help menu to monitor your license.
License details include the license number, license type, expiration date, and the number of licensed servers and users. To see how many of the licensed servers are being used, check the list of licensed servers.
To view license details
● Choose Help | About, and then open the Licenses tab.
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● Choose Help | License Status, select a license, and click Details.