Backup The Mabs Server - Document Details

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Bias Analysis

Detected Bias Types

windows_first

powershell_heavy

windows_tools

missing_linux_example

Summary

The documentation is heavily Windows-centric, with all operational instructions, examples, and tooling based on Windows environments. It exclusively references Windows tools (PowerShell, mountvol.exe, diskshadow.exe, psexec.exe, Net Share, Windows Explorer), Windows file paths, and Windows-specific features (VSS, Previous Versions). There are no examples or guidance for performing any backup or restore operations from Linux or non-Windows platforms, nor is there mention of cross-platform alternatives.

Recommendations

Add explicit statements clarifying platform support (e.g., if MABS is Windows-only, state this clearly at the top).
If any operations can be performed from Linux (e.g., accessing SMB shares, restoring SQL backups), provide equivalent Linux command-line examples (e.g., using smbclient, mount.cifs, or sqlcmd).
Where possible, mention cross-platform tools or methods (e.g., using Azure CLI or REST APIs for backup/restore, or SQL Server tools available on Linux).
For file operations, provide both Windows and Linux command examples (e.g., copy files using cp or scp on Linux).
If restore or backup is only possible from Windows, explicitly state this limitation and suggest workarounds or alternatives for Linux environments.
Review all code and command snippets to ensure Linux parity where feasible, or provide rationale for Windows-only steps.

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Scan History

Date	Scan	Status	Result
2025-07-12 23:44	#41	cancelled	Biased
2025-07-12 00:58	#8	cancelled	Clean
2025-07-10 05:06	#7	processing	Clean

Flagged Code Snippets

DpmSync -Sync

    OSQL -E -S localhost\SQL_INSTANCE_NAME -Q "BACKUP DATABASE DPMDB_NAME TO DISK='C:\DPMBACKUP\dpmdb.bak' WITH FORMAT"

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <ScriptConfiguration xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/dls/ScriptingConfig.xsd">
    <DatasourceScriptConfig DataSourceName="C:">
    <PreBackupScript>C:\MABSDBBACKUP\bkupdb.cmd</PreBackupScript>
    <TimeOut>120</TimeOut>
    </DatasourceScriptConfig>
    </ScriptConfiguration>

        Net Share MABSSERVERNAME-dpmdb="C:\Program Files\Microsoft System Center\DPM\DPM\Volumes\Replica\File System\vol_c9aea05f-31e6-45e5-880c-92ce5fba0a58\454d81a0-0d9d-4e07-9617-d49e3f2aa5de\Full\DPMBACKUP"

    Select ag.NetbiosName as
    ServerName,ds.DataSourceName,vol.MountPointPath,vol.GuidName
    from tbl_IM_DataSource as ds
    join tbl_PRM_LogicalReplica as lr on ds.DataSourceId=lr.DataSourceId
    join tbl_AM_Server as ag on ds.ServerId=ag.ServerId
    join tbl_SPM_Volume as vol on lr.PhysicalReplicaId=vol.VolumeSetID
    and vol.Usage =1
    and lr.Validity in (1,2)
    where ds.datasourcename like '%C:\%' -- volume drive letter for DPMBACKUP
    and servername like '%dpmsqlservername%' --netbios name of server hosting DPMDB

        net share SERVERNAME-DPMDB="X:\454d81a0-0d9d-4e07-9617-d49e3f2aa5de\Full\DPMBACKUP"

DpmSync –RestoreDb -DbLoc G:\DPM\Backups\2005\November\DPMDB.bak

DpmSync -ReallocateReplica

DpmSync –RestoreDb -DbLoc G:\DPM\Backups\2005\November\DPMDB.bak –InstanceName contoso\ms$dpm

DpmSync -ReallocateReplica