| Subject | RE: [firebird-support] FB GBK and CPU Usage |
|---|---|
| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2008-10-13T12:54:11Z |
At 21:40 13/10/2008, Alan McDonald wrote:
Warning about restore with Fb 1.5 - don't use the -R switch. Use the -C switch and restore to a different file name. Rename the old database once you know the restored one is good; then rename the restored one.
If you're going to restore the database, don't let anyone be logged in while gbak is running nor until the new database is ready to go - otherwise you're going to lose any data created or changed during the whole process.
./heLen
>backup and restore (WITHOUT using the -g switch)No, WITH the -g switch. The switch SUPPRESSES garbage collection, which is what he wants, since he's going to restore afterwards.
Warning about restore with Fb 1.5 - don't use the -R switch. Use the -C switch and restore to a different file name. Rename the old database once you know the restored one is good; then rename the restored one.
If you're going to restore the database, don't let anyone be logged in while gbak is running nor until the new database is ready to go - otherwise you're going to lose any data created or changed during the whole process.
./heLen