Program Output
The "Program Output" backup type backs up the stdout (Standard Output) stream of any command execution. This allows you to make use of application-specific tooling for taking consistent, point-in-time snapshots of certain application software.
You may use the "Program Output" Protected Item type as an integration point to back up a variety of different programs with Magnus Box. This includes, but is not limited to
- MySQL and MariaDB using the
mysqldumpcommand- More integrated support is available using the dedicated MySQL Protected Item type
- MongoDB, using the
mongodumpcommand- More integrated support is available using the dedicated MongoDB Protected Item type
- PostgreSQL, using the
pg_dumpcommand - Materialize DB, using the Postgres-compatible
pg_dumpcommand - Interbase, using the
gbakcommand - Firebird, using the
gbakcommand - Wordpress, using the
wp db exportcommand - Docker, using the
docker savecommand - OpenVZ, using the
vzdumpcommand - Proxmox VE, using the
vzdumpcommand - CockroachDB, using the
cockroach dumpcommand - Neo4j, using the
neo4j-admin dumpcommand - RethinkDB, using the
rethinkdb dumpcommand
Behavior
The program is run as part of the backup job. Any streamed data on stdout is saved as a virtual file within the backup job. The data is streamed directly to the backup destination and never touches the local disk. This has the consequence that no progress bar or ETA can be calculated or displayed during backup jobs.
You can choose any file name for the resulting virtual file within the backup job.
If the target application produces any content on stderr (Standard Error), it will be logged in the job report, and the final job status will not be less severe than "Warning".
If the target application exits with a non-zero error code, the error code will be logged in the job report, and the final job status will not be less severe than "Error".