Online Backup on V8.3B (Win2000 Server)

[Ulf Gieseke]

Hi progress comunity;

On steping forward from VMS to Win2000 Server i need a helping hand on getting this 'mess' working. I tried to backup the main DB's from the Server (TCP) on a Client with the probkup-utility - online. But the program does'nt seem to use the TCP-Connection (errno = 2) but looking for a local database-file.
So, it may be a evercoming question, but nevertheless i need a solution because we can't shut down the database only to get a single backup on an all-day-night running system.

If anyone has a suiting solution be invited to answer....


cio, so long, hope the best.... ulf gieseke

 

[mit]

Hi,

You can make offline or online backup's using Progress backup util.

You can not however make a Progress backup using -H -S -N (TCP). You can only make a backup on the same host as the database.

Regards
EG Utility A/S
Michael Troelsen

 

[rjilis]

Hi;
You can do a backup ONLINE with out shutting DOWN your database and without using parameters like (-S ,-Nor -H)

1- MAP a new drive such as S: to a shared folder on the host where you will get you backup.
2- you can use the commande below in a batch file that can be executed automatically using the Task Scheduler of Windows 2000.
for exemple if we want backup a database called DEMO wich is located in d:\db\demo.db

probkup.bat ONLINE d:\db\demo.db s:\demo

 

[mit]

Hi,

Progress uses shared-memory when doing online backup.
(On Unix any way)

When using a shared drive, how can probkup connect to the shared memory on the other host?

Have you tried it?

Kind Regards
EG Utility
Michael Troelsen

 

[rjilis]

HI ;

I have specified that is for Windows 2000 server and i try it always and it works very good

I don't know for the Unix i have never use UNIX