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DescriptionUtility name
Prints any current SQLFire licenses and information needed to obtain a
new license.
license
Encrypts a password for use in the sqlfire.properties le
when using BUILTIN authentication.
encrypt-password
Conrms whether les of a disk store are valid.
validate-disk-store
Displays SQLFire product version information.
version
Compacts an ofine disk store to remove all unneeded records from the
persistent les.
compact-disk-store
Asks all the distributed system members to compact their disk stores.
compact-all-disk-stores
Asks the distributed system members to stop waiting for the specied
disk store.
revoke-missing-disk-store
Prints disk stores that are currently missing from the distributed system.
list-missing-disk-stores
Asks all data store and accessor system members to shut down.
shut-down-all
Asks all the distributed system members to back up their persistent data.
backup
Description
In addition to launching various utilities provided with SQLFire, when launched without any arguments, sqlf starts
an interactive command shell that you can use to connect to a SQLFire system and execute various commands, including
SQL statements.
The launcher honors the current CLASSPATH environment variable and adds it to the CLASSPATH of the utility or
command shell being launched. To pass additional arguments to the JVM, set the JAVA_ARGS environment variable
when invoking the sqlf script.
Note: The JAVA_ARGS environment variable does not apply to the sqlf server, sqlf locator, and
sqlf agent tools that launch a separate background process. To pass Java properties to those tools, use the
-J option as described in the help for those tools.
The launcher uses the java executable that is found in the PATH. To override this behavior, set the SQLF_JAVA
environment variable to point to the desired Java executable. (note the supported JRE versions in Supported
Congurations and System Requirements on page 15).
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 361
Description on page 361
Prerequisites and Best Practices on page 362
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