Subject Re: [firebird-support] Restoring backup from 2.5 to 2.1
Author Alexandre Benson Smith
Did you tried to use 2.1 gbak against 2.5 server to produce the gbk ?

see you !

Em 4/7/2012 15:59, Aldo Caruso escreveu:
> To restore, I am using gbak 2.1 against a 2.1 server, but reading a
> *.fbk backup file that was created using a 2.5 server.
> AFAIK I'm not using specific things from 2.5
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> Thanks,
> Aldo
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> El 04/07/12 13:56, Thomas Steinmaurer escribió:
>>> When I try to restore a backup done in a 2.5 firebird server to a 2.1
>>> firebird server, I get the following error message:
>>>
>>> gbak:transportable backup -- data in XDR format
>>> gbak: ERROR:Expected backup version 1..8. Found 9
>>> gbak:Exiting before completion due to errors
>>>
>>> Isn't it possible to restore a backup database from a 2.5 to a 2.1
>>> firebird server ?
>> Are you using gbak from 2.1 against a 2.5 server and I hope you don't
>> use any new/specific things from 2.5?
>>
>> --
>> With regards,
>> Thomas Steinmaurer
>> http://www.upscene.com/
>>
>>
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