Taking regular backups of Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Windows

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
You can regularly back up the Management Server data to prevent data loss in the event of a failure. Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager provides the vom_bkup.pl script that you can use to back up and restore data.
Before you take the backup, review information on what is supported, and the limitations.
To take regular backups of Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data on Windows
  1. On the host where you plan to back up Management Server, log on as a user with administrator privileges.
  2. Locate the vom_bkup.plscript at the following location:
installdir\VRTSsfmcs\config\adm
  1. To take the backup, run the script at the command prompt:
"installdir\VRTSsfmh\bin\perl.exe" "installdir\VRTSsfmcs\config\adm\vom_bkup.pl" --backup "dir"
where, installdir is the installation directory and dir is the location that you specify for creating the backup. Make sure that the location that you specify has adequate disk space to store the backup. You can specify any location except the following:
  • %ALLUSERPROFILE%\Veritas\VRTSsfmcs
  • %ALLUSERPROFILE%\Veritas\VRTSsfmh
  • %APPDATA%\Symantec\VRTSsfmcs
  • %APPDATA%\Symantec\VRTSsfmh
More Information
About backing up and restoring Arctera InfoScale Operations Manager data
Restoring backed up data on Windows