Using the Backup Locations Command

Use the Backup Locations command from the Operation menu to add or change logical backup locations.

The backup location name and directory are displayed in the second and third columns, respectively, of the Select File Backup Locations dialog.

A backup location is a mapping or alias for a directory path that can be used as a parameter in backup operations.

This operation is useful when you are backing up large user database files, as it enables you to selectively backup files not only to different directories but also to different nodes. For details, see "Selecting Your File Backup Locations", later in this chapter.

To define your backup files location

  1. Select the Backup Locations command from the Operation menu. The Backup Locations dialog is then displayed. You can define or maintain backup locations when you do not currently have an open database.

  2. Click the Add button, to add a new backup location. The Add Backup Location dialog is then displayed.

  3. In the Name combo box, specify the logical name for a backup location, or select the required value from the list if you have defined the required database file location previously.

    You can specify the location name as a parameter in backup and restore operations, to define a logical destination for an individual database file. Each location name can be associated with a different path, if required, and can be located on a different node.

    The name must follow the rules for identifiers, with a maximum length of 100 characters; for example, BackupDest5.

  4. In the Directory text box, specify the path name for the backup directory associated with the logical location name. You must specify an existing directory that is valid on the server. (An error dialog is displayed if the specified directory does not exist.)

    Alternatively, click the adjacent browse button (indicated by the … point of ellipsis symbol) to display the common Browse for Folder dialog that enables you to select the backup directory in which your logical database file will be located.

  5. Click the OK button, to validate your added parameters and save the defined backup location in the system registry. Your specified location name is then displayed and selected in the Backup Locations dialog Location Names list box and the associated directory name is displayed below this list box.

    Alternatively, click the Cancel button to abandon your selections.

  6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each database file location that you want to add.

  7. When you have added all of the backup file locations that you require, click the Close button. The Backup Locations dialog is then closed, and focus returns to the JADE Database utility window.

To remove an existing backup files location

  1. Select the Backup Locations command from the Operation menu. The Backup Locations dialog is then displayed.

  2. In the Location Names list box, select the existing backup location that you want to remove. The directory name of your selected backup location is then displayed below the list box.

  3. Click the Remove button.

  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each existing location name that you want to remove.

  5. When you have removed all of the backup file locations that you require, click the Close button.

The Backup Locations dialog is then closed, and focus returns to the JADE Database utility window.