Backup Exec Agent Utility Command Line Applet switches

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
The following table describes the switches that you can use with the Backup Exec Agent Utility Command Line Applet.
See Using the Backup Exec Agent Utility Command Line Applet.
Table: Backup Exec Agent Utility Command Line Applet switches
Switch Description
status:\[n\] Status output is repeated every seconds, with a range of 1 - 86400. Press Q to stop the output from running.
ramcmd /status:\[n\]
When you use the /status switch without a time value, the Agent for Windows status appears in the command window and then the applet exits.
/publish:\[on \| off \| add \| remove \| interval\]\[/ms:\] \[/t:\] Use the following parameters with the /publish switch\:
- No parameter specified- Displays the publishing status and then exits.
- \[on\] - Turns publishing on. Lets the Agent for Windows send information about itself, such as its version and IP address.
- \[off\] - Turns publishing off.
- \[add\], \[remove\] - Used with /ms. You can use this parameter to add or remove Backup Exec servers from the Agent for Windows publish list.
- \[interval\] - Used with /t. Specifies the time interval that the Agent for Windows sends information about itself to the Backup Exec server. You can set the time interval in minutes using the /t:\[\] parameter.
Note: The \[interval\] switch must be used with the /t: switch. Using \[interval\] alone on the command line is not supported. ramcmd /publish:\[on\|off\|add\|remove\|interval\] \[/ms\]\[/t:\]
/oracle: \[new \| edit \| delete\] Use the following parameters with the /oracle switch\:
/in:\[\] - No parameter specified- Displays the existing Oracle instances and then exits.
/ms:\[\] - \[new\], \[edit\], \[delete\] - Used with switch /in.
/jt:\[\] - /in:\[\] - Used to add, edit, and delete Oracle instance names from the Oracle instance list.
/user:\[\] - /ms:\[\] - Sets the Backup Exec server name or its IP address.
/password:\[ \| * \] - /jt:\[\] - Sets a Backup Exec job template.
/rc: \[yes \| no\] - /user:\[\] - Sets a username.
/tns:\[\] - /password:\[ \| \] - Sets a password to be used with /user:\[\]. If you omit the password, or you use an asterisk \[\], you do not need to enter the password on the command line. After the command runs, a prompt appears asking you for a password.
- /rc:\[yes \| no\] - Turns the Use recover catalog setting on or off. If /rc appears without a parameter, then the current status for that instance is displayed.
- /tns:\[TNS name\] - Sets the TNS name alias of an available Oracle database and the server it resides on in the Oracle TNSNAMES file. ramcmd.exe /oracle:edit /in: /rc:\[yes\|no\]\[/tns:\]\[/user:\]\[/password:password\|*\]
/auth:\[on \| off\] \[/user:\] \[/password: \| *\] Enables or disables Backup Exec server authentication for Oracle operations.
- /auth:on - Turns the state on. Requires /user parameter.
- /auth:off - Turns the state off. Requires /user parameter.
- /user: - Sets a username.
- /password: - Sets a password to be used with /user:. If you enter an asterisk for the password or omit the password, you are prompted for the password.
/port:\[\] Displays or sets a custom port that is used to connect to the Backup Exec server during Oracle operations.
- /port - Displays the current port number. If the port is the default port, displays "(default)".
- /port: - Sets the port number to . To change the port to the default port number, type \[/port:0\].
/log_path:\[\] Displays or sets a custom path for debug logs.
- /log_path - Displays the log directory path and then exits.
- /log_path:<"logs path"> - Creates the directory <"logs path">. If the path has a space in the name, enclose the path in quotes. For example, "C:\Program files\LogsFolder".