An offline backup involves shutting down the database server before starting the backup and then restarting the database after the backup is complete. As the database is shut down during the backup process, neither online users nor background processes can access the database for the duration of the backup. You must therefore schedule sufficient time to perform the backup, to ensure that the periods when the database is unavailable are acceptable to users.
You should use the JADE Database utility Backup Database command from the Operation menu to perform offline backups. This ensures that all necessary database files are backed up and it optionally permits verification and compression of files.
For details, see "Using the Backup Database Command", in Chapter 1.