Configuration tool

The configuration tool MaxBack.VssConfig is a commandline tool to configure the MaxBack VSS Writer. Normally you use it only during the installation.

Commands

The help text from the command line is shown below for easy reference.

Maxback.VssConfig.exe [verb] [-option value] [-switch]

/? or –help Displays help for command

-d or –dbname Name of the database

read: Displays current instance configuration

connect: This command creates a service instance for the MaxDb database and configures the connection to the database.

This command will always update the password of user vsswriter.

-u	The username of the database administrator Can contain password in Maxdb syntax: username,password
-p	Password for vsswriter user (optional)

disconnect: Disconnects instance from the database

Windows service will be removed and user vsswriter deleted.

-u	The username of the database administrator Can contain password in Maxdb syntax: username,password

getkey: Gets the instance license key

The license key will be in the command output.

instlicense: Installs license into the service

-f	The path to the license file

enableconfigset: Enables a configuration set

-s	The name of the config set. If not set the default configuration set will be enabled. Supported values: Default, Veeam

autorecovery: Triggers a autorecovery event without a entire VM restore

-m	Path to the metadata file from the data volume restore

setdbinst: Allows to overwrite the automatic MaxDB installation detection when the installation name is not the same as the database name.

-i	Name of MaxDB installation to use (optional)

All commands will automatically query for all required options if not set on command line.

Examples

Connect to instance

Maxback.VssConfig.exe connect -d PRD -u control,secret

get instance key

Maxback.VssConfig.exe getkey -d PRD

install license

Maxback.VssConfig.exe instlicense -d PRD -f c:\license.lic

set MaxDB installation name

Maxback.VssConfig.exe setdbinst -d PRD -i MAXDB