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How to verify that your K1000 backup files are completing successfully

The backup files can be found here in the K1000:

Settings>Server Maintenance>K1000 Controls>Download backup files

Or, if you have orgs enabled:

System>K1000 Settings>Server Maintenance>K1000 Controls>Download backup files

Download the kbox_dbdata.gz file.

Use decompression software that will unzip .gz files to unzip the kbox_dbdata.gz file.  In Windows, 7-zip and WinRAR work well for this. On the Mac and Linux, you can use gunzip in terminal.

Please note: If you have a large backup file, this may take some time to complete. One test took about 20 minutes for a 5GB file.

 

For Windows:

In a command prompt, navigate to the location you extracted the kbox_dbdata.gz file. You will find a file in this format: YYYYMMDD_k1_dbdata.

Run this command, substituting the actual date of the file for YYYYMMDD:

find /N "dump completed" /I YYYYMMDD_k1_dbdata

If your backup completed successfully, you will see a result similar to result below and as well in red box in the following screenshot.  If you do not see this submit a ticket to KACE support so that the cause can be investigated.

Result:

---------- 20120802_K1_DBDATA
[9966]-- Dump completed on 2012-08-02 12:13:06

 

For a Mac:

In terminal, navigate to the location you downloaded the kbox_dbdata.gz to.  By default, this will be /Users/{your username}/Downloads

Type in the command and press enter:

gunzip kbox_dbdata.gz

Once you have a prompt again, then type in this and press enter: 

cat kbox_dbdata | grep -i -w "dump completed"

If the backup has completed successfully, you will see this command return something like the following:

-- Dump completed on 2012-07-22  2:01:24

Here's an example screenshot:

If you do not see this submit a ticket to KACE support so that the cause can be investigated.


Comments

  • To add to this: A more complete verification of a successful backup would include reviewing the nightly/daily output email. - need2mod 11 years ago
    • That's true, but sometimes that email might not be available. This was written so that you could check the backup in the event that the KBOX needed to be purged, patched or rebuilt. - jknox 11 years ago
  • Great article. Thank you. - KACE_Tammy 11 years ago
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