This chapter covers the following topics.
What Is a Backup?
Why Are Backups Important?
When to Take Backups
Types of Failure
Physical Database Structures
Database Files
Journal Files
Database Control File
Database Identities
Transaction Journal Files
Journal Switches and Journal Numbers
Quietpoints and Long Transactions
Checkpoints
Archived Transaction Journals
Database Archiving Modes
Automated Journal Close Actions
Unaudited Database File and Partition Operations
Backups
Offline Full Backup
Online Quiesced Backup
Online Full Backup
Verification during Backup
Choosing a Backup Strategy
The Danger in Backing Up the Online Transaction Journal
Backing Up Your JADE Development Environment
Custom Backup Support
Recovery Concepts and Strategies
Automatic Restart Recovery
Restoring and Recovering the Database
Roll-Forward Recovery Restrictions
Roll-Forward Recovery of a Standby Database
Data Corruption
What Causes Data Corruption?
Detecting Data Corruption Problems
Performance Considerations
Checking the Integrity of the Database Control File
Database Certification
Reindexing Database Files
Evaluating Free-Space
Compacting Files
Resetting Timestamps
Transient Database File Analysis
See also Chapter 1, "Administering a JADE Synchronized Database Service (SDS) Environment", in the JADE Synchronized Database Service (SDS) Administration Guide.
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