dsssnapshotinspect - DSS 6 | Data Source Solutions Documentation

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dsssnapshotinspect

Usage

<b>dsssnapshotinspect</b> [<b>-R</b><em>url</em>] [-<b>V</b><em>accessmeth</em>] <em>snapshot_path</em>

Description

Command dsssnapshotinspect allows to view a snapshot file containing metadata of the hub snapshot and the hub properties. Argument snapshot_path is a path (relative or absolute) to a snapshot zip file generated by the dsssnapshotsave command.

Options

This section describes the options available for command dsssnapshotinspect.

Parameter Description
-Rurl

Remote hub server. Access the hub server running on a remote machine, via the REST interface.

This option is required for remote CLI access. When using this option, command dsslogin should be run first, for authentication.

For example, the following command restores a new hub (e.g., mynewhub) from a hub snapshot file (e.g., my_hub_snapshot) on a remote hub server:
dsssnapshotinspect -R http://node:port mynewhub my_hub_snapshot
-Vaccessmeth

Supply transport encryption key for decoding secret and confidential data.

Valid values for accessmeth are:

  • @inputfile: Apply transport encryption key stored in a inputfile. This can also be a path (relative or absolute) to this file.
  • @prompt: Prompt a user to enter the transport key via keyboard.

Examples

This section provides examples of using the dsssnapshotinspect command.

Example 1. View the content in hub snapshot file

The following command displays the contents of the hub snapshot file (e.g., my_hub_snapshot).

dsssnapshotinspect my_hub_snapshot