Dear DoJo Community,
In old versions, a generated backup file was named by default "DataMinerBackup.dmbackup". In more recent versions, the default name for a backup is in the format of for instance "DataMinerBackup_10.2.0.11_Custom_DT-2023-03-07T20_05_40.4812188Z.dmbackup".
Is there a way for system administrators to configure this default naming procedure, for instance via a configuration-XML file?
Hi,
I'm afraid that's not possible.
The cleanup mechanism for older backups to keep also relies on the date time of when the backup was taken that is present as part of the file name of the backup.
There is a fallback mechanism in case that date time format would not be present in the file name, but that is not ideal solution as in some corner cases the most recent backup could potentially be deleted before another one.
Regards,
Hi Laurens,
so how is it possible that in the past the cleanup mechanism worked even if we had not the date time inside the file name?
For instance, on our old DMAs we always had:
DataMinerBackup.dmbackup
DataMinerBackup_1.dmbackup
DataMinerBackup_2.dmbackup
Hi, is it also that the name will always contain Custom regardless of type of back up (Full, Full without database, Custom etc)..
At least that's how it seems on our system.
Hi,
In the past that was a different mechanism that worked with the underscores and a number and then the older backup files got renamed every time a new backup was taken and the oldest file(s) with the highest number were removed. Now this is a different mechanism that contains the date time, so it’s not longer needed to rename all the backup files every time a new backup is taken.
Regards,