> >> For example I thought it was possible to shutdown the server and use
> operating system services (i.e. SCP?) to copy the file?
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> > That would be a save copy, but you'll never be shure if the database
> > structure is fine. A possibility would be to copy the database to
> > another server and perform a backup/restore cycle there.
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> Would it be possible to do something like a
> gfix verification and possibly sweep after copying to check the
> integrity of the copied file or is this just as slow?

> nearly as slow as a regular backup, as gfix uses the same internal
> mechanisms as gbak. Ann or Helen has written about that here in the
> list, or may be i've read it in the Firebird book.

Many thanks Marcus, that makes sense.

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