Emergency Logical-Log Backup with SAPDBA (Informix (SAP Library - SAP Database Guide: Informix (BC-DB-INF-DBA))

Emergency Logical-Log Backup with SAPDBA (Informix 6.0)

Use

You can use SAPDBA for Informix to perform an emergency logical-log backup of your logical log when it is full. You only see the option Emergency Backup if you are using SAPDBA for Informix version 6.0. You can only use this procedure with ON-Archive .

For more information about logical-log backup, see Emergency Logical-Log Backup.

Integration

Emergency logical-log backup is fully integrated in SAPDBA. You can use this functionality for databases running on UNIX and NT operating system platforms.

Prerequisites

You know how to use SAPDBA and have set it up correctly. Refer to Getting Started with SAPDBA.

You are using Informix version 6.0 with ON-Archive.

Activities

You prepare for emergency logical-log backup.

If the logical-log is full, you perform an emergency logical-log backup with SAPDBA.

See also:

Informix documentation