Hi Oliver,

> a. Can I CREATE SHADOW on an existing populated database ?
> Assumed answer : yes, which implies the engine brings the freshly created
> shadow in synch with the DB.

Yes, the shadow can be created at any time.

> b. So when I CREATE SHADOW, how is arranged the initialization
> (synchronization) of that shadow with the DB ? Is this a concurrent process
> with the normal engine operation or is the engine operation paused while the
> synch. takes place ?

When we use this process, our users do not notice we are doing anything
else.
Of course, this depends on your equipment you are using vs the user
load.

best regards

Dalton