Subject Re: [firebird-support] Ghost image backups
Author Woody
From: "Philippe Makowski" <makowski@...>
>> More information
>>
>> If your database is compatible with Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service
>> (VSS), then you can check the Enable VSS support box in Backup Options
>> for Acronis True Image to ensure completion of all transactions before
>> the backup process starts. Then the database will be ready to access
>> immediately after recovery.
>>
>> Multi-Volume Snapshot in Acronis True Image Echo - This feature allows
>> you to create a snapshot of several volumes simultaneously and is useful
>> when your database and transaction logs are located on different
>> partitions/volumes. In this case you should enable Multi-Volume Snapshot
>> feature in Backup Options for Acronis True Image Echo to ensure the
>> consistency of the database after the restore. If this option is not
>> checked then your transaction logs located on another volume will not
>> correspond to the database state and thus you will need to repair the
>> database after the restore.
>

OK, answered too quickly in the last reply. Hate when that happens.

Is VSS something that FB supports now or is planning to in the future? IOW,
I don't know how this information applies to me and FB.

Woody (TMW)