Yes, both are on with our database. Sami had a good thought I never had to deal with yet though.. Our database is not heavily used... only 4 or 5 people are attached at a time,and not very many transactions per hour, so probably most of the time, the indexes are already updated before a copy happens.
At 03:29 PM 5/3/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Hey Dan, > >Will the xcopy work with Static DB set on, as well as Multi set to on? > >Thanks >Steve Durham > >>From: Dan Champion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: Backing Up a Live Database >>Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 14:51:49 -0400 >> >>Steve, >> I backup the live database every day here... The Server is running >>windows 2000 Pro, and has no trouble allowing me to copy the database >>live. My Technicians can hook up a laptop and do a simple xcopy32.exe >>with the appropriate switches and copy the database to their laptops and go. >> I also copy to a local hard drive multiple times a day in case of HD >>corruption. Once copied to a local drive on my machine, I then FTP the >>database every day all automatically. >> I have heard people on the list say you need other programs to do all >>this, but so far I can't figure out why. If you want advice on the >>switches for xcopy32 or ftp'ing, let me know. >> >>Dan >> >> >>At 01:54 PM 5/3/02 -0400, you wrote >> >>>I am designing a disaster recovery procedure that will require me to copy >>>a live Rbase 6.5++ database approximately five times a day. I am looking >>>for some suggestions. The database does use an ODBC driver to an archived >>>database of older data prior to upgrade of 6.5++. If the database server >>>were to go down, I would like to have another copy of the database at an >>>off-site location, and redirect users on Citrix to that off-site server. I >>>am beginning to research the best possible way to do this if possible at >>>all. I am open for suggestions. I thank you all in advance. >>> >>>Steve Durham >>>Blue Ridge Paper >>> >>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com >>> >>>================================================ >>>TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >>>Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >>>================================================ >>>TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >>>================================================ >>>TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >>>http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ >> >> >> >>Dan Champion >>P.O. Box 223 >>Grandville, MI. 49428-0223 >>www.championsolutions.net >> >> >>================================================ >>TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >>Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >>================================================ >>TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >>================================================ >>TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > >================================================ >TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: >Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l >================================================ >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l >================================================ >TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: >http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
