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sqlf backup
Creates a backup of disk stores for all members running in the distributed system. Each member with persistent
data creates a backup of its own conguration and disk stores.
Syntax on page 367
Description on page 367
Prerequisites and Best Practices on page 368
Specifying the Backup Directory on page 368
Example on page 368
Output Messages from sqlf backup on page 368
Backup Directory Structure and Its Contents on page 369
Restoring an Online Backup on page 409
Syntax
Use the mcast-port and -mcast-address, or the -locators options, on the command line to connect to the SQLFire
cluster.
sqlf backup <target directory>
[-mcast-port=<port>] [-mcast-address=<address>]
[-locators=<addresses>] [-bind-address=<address>]
[-<prop-name>=<prop-value>]*
Alternatively, you can specify these and other distributed system properties in a sqlfire.properties le
that is available in the directory where you run the sqlf command.
The table describes options for sqlf backup.
DescriptionOption
Directory in which SQLFire stores the backup content. See Specifying
the Backup Directory on page 368.
<target-directory>
Multicast port used to communicate with other members of the
distributed system. If zero, multicast is not used for member discovery
(specify -locators instead).
Valid values are in the range 065535, with a default value of 10334.
-mcast-port
Multicast address used to discover other members of the distributed
system. This value is used only if the -locators option is not
specied.
The default multicast address is 239.192.81.1.
-mcast-address
List of locators used to discover members of the distributed system.
Supply all locators as comma-separated host:port values.
-locators
The address to which this peer binds for receiving peer-to-peer
messages. By default sqlf uses the hostname, or localhost if the
hostname points to a local loopback address.
-bind-address
Any other SQLFire distributed system property.-prop-name
Description
An online backup saves the following:
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