POST backups/:config_script_base

Creates a new backup job for the backup defined in the vbr configuration script :config_script_base. The vbr configuration script must reside in /opt/vertica/configuration. The :config_script_base value does not include the .ini filename extention.

To determine valid :config_script_base values, see GET backups.

Returns a job ID that you can use to determine the status of the job.

Resource URL

https://<NODE>:5444/backups/:config_script_base

The API key must have restricted level security or higher.

Parameters

None.

Example request

Response:

{
    "id": "CreateBackup-VMart-1404750602.03",
    "url": "/jobs/CreateBackup-VMart-1404750602.03"
}