User's Manual

971201AA.log
consol.db
971201AB.log
consol.log
A backup command line The following command line backs up the database using the rename and
restart option, and also uses an option to rename the transaction log backup
file:
dbbackup -r -k -c "uid=DBA;pwd=SQL" c:\archive
The connection string options would be different for each database.
Effects of the backup If you back up the transaction log to a directory c:\archive using the rename
and restart option and the log renaming option, the Backup utility carries out
the following tasks:
1. Renames the existing transaction log file to 971201xx.log , where xx are
sequential characters ranging from AA to ZZ .
2. Backs up the transaction log file to the backup directory, creating a
backup file named 971201xx.log
3. Starts a new transaction log, as consol.log .
After several backups, the live directory and also the archive directory
contain a set of sequential transaction logs.
C:\Live
C:\Archive
consol.dbconsol.db
971201AA.log
971201AB.log
971201AC.log
consol.log
971201AA.log
971201AB.log
971201AC.log
A Message Agent
command line
You can run the Message Agent with access to these log files using the
following command line:
dbremote -c "dbn=hq;..." c:\archive
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