| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Firebird Backup using gbak when database is opened. Is it safe? |
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| Author | Dmitry Kuzmenko |
| Post date | 2012-01-12T09:21:13Z |
Hello, reynaldi81!
Thursday, January 12, 2012, 12:38:46 PM, you wrote:
r> Hi all,
r> Is it safe to backup database using gbak, when there are users
r> accessing and making transaction on the database? Is it better to use gbak or nbackup for
r> this case?
gbak works as any other application, connecting to the database
and reading data in snapshot transaction.
nbackup, otherwise, is a tool that reads database by pages.
both can be run online.
--
Dmitry Kuzmenko, www.ib-aid.com
Thursday, January 12, 2012, 12:38:46 PM, you wrote:
r> Hi all,
r> Is it safe to backup database using gbak, when there are users
r> accessing and making transaction on the database? Is it better to use gbak or nbackup for
r> this case?
gbak works as any other application, connecting to the database
and reading data in snapshot transaction.
nbackup, otherwise, is a tool that reads database by pages.
both can be run online.
--
Dmitry Kuzmenko, www.ib-aid.com