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Title
Replicate vRanger CIFS repository with Robocopy. -
Description
It is required to copy or replicate the backups from a CIFS repository to another. -
Cause
A requirement to have the Backups copied to another location. Then restore using "Restore from Manifest".
Windows File Explorer is not reliable as it takes a long time to analyze the contents and if communication is lost it needs to be restarted manually, then it tries to redo everything again.
Robocopy is convenient as it can achieve this goal with a short script and it is a feature already accesible in Windows.
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Resolution
Confirm that no backups will start while this activity is performed, the Quest vRanger services in services.msc can be stopped during this activity to prevent backup jobs from running.
Using PowerShell ISE to run the Robocopy script is recommended as it is simple to edit and execute with it.It would be best to map the repository's shared folder to the vRanger server with a drive letter to make it simple.The basic script to make sure the source repository matches the target one would be as follows:$localdirectory = "E:\REPO1\"$targetdirectoy = "F:\REPO2\"robocopy $localdirectory $targetdirectoy /mirThis will work, however, it is recommended trying to replicate the full backups first. To mirror the full backups, this format can be used:$localdirectory = "E:\REPO1\"$targetdirectoy = "F:\REPO2\"robocopy $localdirectory $targetdirectoy *_F*.* /mirThen, in a different script, to ensure any incremental backup will get copied as well, run it without the *_F*.*.robocopy $localdirectory $targetdirectoy /mirAdditional parameters can be added to the script, for example:/sec (to copy files with security)./b (to copy files if problems with access are appearing).For a list with all the parameters please review the following Microsoft document.