Use Web API commands to save a snapshot for Disaster Recovery purposes.
All commands described in this task are typed in your web browser address bar to remotely access your ePO - On-prem server.
These are the variables in the remote command:
<server_name> — The DNS server name or IP address of the remote server
<port> — The assigned ePO - On-prem server port number, usually "8443", unless your server is configured to use a different port number
Review the following before you begin this task:
You are prompted for the administrator user name and password before the output appears.
The default name for the Snapshot task is Disaster Recovery Snapshot Server.
These commands are case sensitive; make sure to review them carefully for proper capitalization and syntax.
The task ID is required to run the Snapshot server task; use this command if you don't know the task ID:
https://<server_name>:<port>/remote/scheduler.listAllServerTasks?:output=terseFind the ID next to the Disaster Recovery Snapshot Server task. For example, ID: 2:
OK: ID Name Next Run -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- 2 Disaster Recovery Snapshot Server None
Run the Snapshot server task using the following command.
https://<server_name>:<port>/remote/scheduler.runServerTask?taskId=2If the task is successful, output similar to the following appears:
OK102(Optional) Confirm that the Web API server task Snapshot ran successfully.
Use this command to find the Disaster Recovery Snapshot Server Task Log ID:
https://<server_name>:<port>/remote/tasklog.listTaskHistory?taskName=Disaster%20Recovery%20Snapshot%20ServerThis command displays all Disaster Recovery Snapshot Server tasks. Find the most recent task and note the ID number. For example, ID: 102:
ID: 102 Name: Disaster Recovery Snapshot Server Start Date: [date] End Date: [date] User Name: admin Status: Completed Source: scheduler Duration: Less than a minute
Use this command and the task ID number 102 to display all task log messages:
https://<server_name>:<port>/remote/tasklog.listMessages?taskLogId=102