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Backup The Mabs Server
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Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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windows_first
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powershell_heavy
⚠️
windows_tools
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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 ID | Status | Bias Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-12 23:44 | #41 | in_progress | ❌ 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