It is possible to use the DrTool to create a drtool DrTool file from a destination uriURI.This This can take some time for very large destinations, but it is done via the query argargument.
For exampleExample:
Optionally
this could be run as This can be automated as follows:
- Have a scheduled task
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- create a
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- DrTool file in a batch operation
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- Have that file immediately posted to
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- Swarm storage for long-term retention.
Here's an example powershell PowerShell script which would create a drtool DrTool file from destination and then post it to a cloudscaler CloudScaler bucket. Once posted it , the script removes the generated file.
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#################Begin Script#################################### |
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$drtoolfile = 'C:\Program Files\Caringo FileFly\AdminTools\DrTool\Drtool.bat' |
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$a = (Get-Date -Format yyy-mm-dd-hhmm) |
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$filename = "c:\" + $a + ".txt" |
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$domain = "cloudscaler://filefly.ecorp.com/testdomain1.ecorp.com/fileflydata/" |
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$arguments = "-query $domain $filename" |
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$username = "<yourusername that has permission to write to the storage goes here>" |
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$password = "<password for the same user>" | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force |
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$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($username,$password) |
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Start-Process -Wait -NoNewWindow $drtoolfile $arguments |
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Invoke-WebRequest -Uri http://testdomain1.ecorp.com/drtoolruns/$filename -Method Post -InFile $filename -Credential $cred | Out-File C:\log.txt -Append |
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Remove-Item $filename |
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Then we can use windows scheduled tasks a Windows Scheduled Task to automate the run.
Full 
This is the full line for Arguments above is the arguments above:
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"-ExecutionPolicy Bypass C:\Users\Administrator.ECORP\Documents\createdrtoolfilefromdest.ps1" |
Here i have my task running daily as my Destination is quite small.
In most production environments the Drtool
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Because this Destination is small, it is manageable to run it as a daily task. However, in most production environments, the DrTool creation can take 3-4 days, so once |
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two weeks would |
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optimal. |