"activefull" switch not honored

[azpets]

Veeam Agent 6.1.0.349 free edition, no connection to any Veeam server, simply backup on SMB share, without any issues.
Source:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agent ... tml?ver=60

To create an active full backup, use a command with the following syntax:

If one backup job is configured:

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"C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup\Veeam.EndPoint.Manager.exe" /activefull

Actual behavior, straight from command prompt (as administrator)

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C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup>Veeam.EndPoint.Manager.exe backup /activefull
[30.12.2023 09.35.26] <01> Error    Invalid args: unknown argument [/activefull]

As free edition, it has only one profile.

Is software working as intended?

If the answer is "yes", please, in which part of documentation is reported that switches works in different ways between free and licensed version?

Best wishes to everyone

[Regnor]

In your command you have the argument 'backup' in addition to '/fullbackup'. What happens if you only use '/fullbackup'?

[azpets]

Actually... i don't have it.

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C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup>Veeam.EndPoint.Manager.exe backup /activefull

Or better..

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%Drive%:\%Path%\%exe% backup (command) /activefull (switch)

Anyway.
According to the final step of the wizard, my current command for backup is

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"C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup\Veeam.EndPoint.Manager.exe" "backup" "a2d173ce-0155-4ec6-90ae-140d420f1c66" 

which works correctly.
This is the output with the option you suggested

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C:\WINDOWS\system32>"C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup\Veeam.EndPoint.Manager.exe" "backup" "a2d173ce-0155-4ec6-90ae-140d420f1c66" /fullbackup
[02.01.2024 14:10:30] <01> Error    Invalid args: unknown argument [/fullbackup]

and it's the same adding " before and after /fullbackup.

Happy new year.

[Dima P.]

Hello guys,

EDIT: Please use these documented options, should work even in free edition. Thank you!

[Regnor]

Sorry, I was posting the wrong parameter. I meant just use "/activefull" without the "backup".
So: "C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup\Veeam.EndPoint.Manager.exe" /activefull

[azpets]

Hello guys,

EDIT: Please use

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https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agentforwindows/userguide/backup_cmd.html?ver=60]these documented options

, should work even in free edition. Thank you!

Thanks Dima P, however...

Veeam Agent 6.1.0.349 free edition, no connection to any Veeam server, simply backup on SMB share, without any issues.
Source:

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https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agentforwindows/userguide/backup_cmd.html?ver=60

It's the same page I reported in the first post, and that were the answers. (I changed tags from both quotes)

Thanks for clarifying that should works in all versions.

@Regnor the command

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 "C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup\Veeam.EndPoint.Manager.exe" /activefull

actually works; or better, started the backup without errors, currently IDK if it will be an active-full backup.

Thanks for sharing, I hope the documentation will be proofread and checked

Edit: I'm dumb. Documentation is correct, I used the wrong syntax.

[Dima P.]

azpets,

Thank you for the update and glad that the issue is resolved. Happy New Year