Subject Re: GBAK Restore hangs Firebird 1.5 before finishing and going home
Author davidrevill69
I will attempt the restore using .fdb extension rather than .gdb


--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Adam" <s3057043@...> wrote:
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "davidrevill69" <datarun@>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have tried it several ways using a batch file, either manually
called
> > or as a scheduled task. The batch file contains
> >
> > C:\Program Files\Firebird\firebird_1_5\bin\gbak.exe -r -v -y
> > d:\datarun\logs\restoresched.log
d:\datarun\data\backups\spbm4.bak
> > 127.0.0.1:D:\datarun\data\lastrestore\spbm4.gdb
> >
> > I have tried it without the verbose output and without
redirecting the
> > output with the Y switch.
> >
> > You will notice that I am still using the .gdb extension even
though it
> > is now a Firebird database (about 2GB).
>
> Change that. It might solve your problem.
>
> >
> > The directory d:\datarun and subdirectories is excluded from the
virus
> > scanner, as is the Firebird root.
> >
> > I am sure the problem is something to do with the Win2003 server
> > configuration, but I cannot spot any different between the server
which
> > works and the one which doesn't
>
> Volume Shadow Copy?
>
> Possibly also disable the virus scanner during the restore. It may
be
> filtering and analysing TCP/IP packets destined to the firebird
database.
>
> Adam
>