Starting a copy job
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Syntax
Start-SecureCopyJob [-Database] <string> [-JobName] <string> [[-Source] <string>] [[-Target] <string>] [[-CopySubFolders] <bool>] [[-Quiet] <bool>] [[-Test] <bool>] [<CommonParameters>]
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-Database <string> |
Specify the jobs database (.ssd file). |
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-JobName <string> |
Specify the job using Job Name. |
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-Source <string> |
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 <string> |
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 <bool> |
Specify true or false. |
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-Test <bool> |
Test the job. |
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-Quiet <bool> |
Run the job without the user interface. |
Examples
This example tests the Default job.
Start-SecureCopyJob -Database "C:\Program Files\Quest\Secure Copy 7\SecureCopy.ssd" -JobName Default –Test $true
This example runs the Default copy job, overriding the source/target with the specified source/target, which copies My Documents to a backup folder.
Start-SecureCopyJob -Database "C:\Program Files\Quest\Secure Copy 7\SecureCopy.ssd" -JobName Default -Source "c:/CBrown/My Documents" –Target "c:/Backup/My Documents"
Removing a copy job
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Syntax
Remove-SecureCopyJob [-Database] <string> [-JobName] <string> [<CommonParameters>]
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Description |
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-Database <string> |
Specify the jobs database (.ssd file). |
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-JobName <string> |
Specify the job using Job Name. |
Example
This example removes the TestJob copy job.
Remove-SecureCopyJob -Database "C:\Program Files\Quest\Secure Copy 7\SecureCopy.ssd" -JobName TestJob
Running the File System Statistics Analyzer
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You can run the File System Statistics Analyzer from the PowerShell cmdlets by using the FileSystemStatisticsPowerShell PowerShell module, which is located in the Secure Copy 7 installation folder.
Syntax
Start-FileSystemStatistics [[-Roots] <string>] [[-Server] <string>] [-Out] <string> [[-Threads] <int>] [[-NoBackup] <bool>] [[-Security] <bool>] [[-NoStatus] <bool>] [<CommonParameters>]
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NOTE: Either the -roots <string> or -server <string> parameter is required |
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Description |
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-roots <string> |
List of paths to scan. Separate each path with a semi-colon. NOTE: This parameter must be specified. If there are any spaces in the paths, the entire list should be in quotes. |
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-server <string> |
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 <string> |
File in which to write the output. The data written to this file is in comma separated (csv) format and is suitable for import into Microsoft® Excel. |
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-threads <int> |
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 to ensure that each thread has roots to process. If not specified, one thread is used. |
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-nobackup <bool> |
Avoid the use of the backup rights. If this flag is not specified, the backup right is enabled. NOTE: Backup rights must be held on both the server where this application is run, and the target server. |
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-security <bool> |
Instruct the application to capture security information in addition to count and size information. |
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-NoStatus <bool> |
Suppress the command window and run the tool in quiet mode. |
Examples
This example retrieves information for all shares.
Start-FileSystemStatistics -server SERVERNAME -out ServerName-outputfile.csv
This example retrieves information for a set of shares.
Start-FileSystemStatistics -roots "\\SERVERNAME\Share1;\\SERVERNAME\Share Number 2" -out ServerName-outputfile.csv
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