STORE and TurboSTORE/iX Products Manual (B5151-90003)

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TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup
TurboSTORE/iX 7x24 True-Online Backup Options
NOTE If you are running the backup unmanned, and you want to synchronize these
file types and/or databases, manually quiesce these before beginning the
backup.
If the following backup is initiated:
:STORE /;*tape;ONLINE=END,17:30,ASK
TurboSTORE asks:
17:30/#S21/59/ARE ALL FILES AND DATABASES QUIESCED FOR ONLINE
BACKUP (Y/N)?
When all of your applications are quiesced, you should reply:
:REPLY 59,Y
If you reply with the following:
:REPLY 59,N
TurboSTORE asks:
17:34/#S21/59/DO YOU WANT TO ABORT THE BACKUP(YES/NO)?
A reply of YES aborts STORE and the backup is incomplete and invalid. A reply of NO
causes TurboSTORE to ask the original question:
17:34/#S21/59/ARE ALL FILES AND DATABASES QUIESCED FOR ONLINE
BACKUP (Y/N)?
When TurboSTORE receives a reply of YES to this question, it quiesces all TurboIMAGE
and ALLBASE/SQL databases, turns on before image logging, unquiesces the databases,
tells you to unquiesce all your applications, and completes the backup. You are notified on
the console:
17:35/#S21/59/ALL OF YOUR APPLICATIONS CAN BE UNQUIESCED NOW.
You can then perform any actions needed to unquiesce your applications.
Synchronizing Multiple Applications
You can synchronize multiple applications in several ways. Which method you use depends
on the situation and how closely you want the applications to be synchronized. When you
perform multiple stores per application, they can only be approximately synchronized.
• Store all applications with a single STORE to ensure applications are synchronized. All
databases are quiesced at a single point in time.
This is the preferred method, since it synchronizes the applications. The only possible
disadvantage is that restoring one of the applications may take longer.
• Use the END and ASK parameters to approximately synchronize applications.
When you use ONLINE=END,ASK, all jobs are backed up and the operator request for
each backup appears on the console. Wait for all requests for the backup jobs to be
displayed. Then reply to each request to complete all the backups, which causes the
backups to be approximately synchronized.