Using Hot Backup

Hot-Backup menus are divided in two sections:

If there is more than one server defined in Hot Backup, the Select a Current Server menu displays when first entering Hot Backup:

The Hot Backup Main Menu provides the ability to start and stop a server, display various statistics, and open other Hot Backup menus.

The Special Operations menu provides the ability to turn traces on or off, create or configure and delete servers, display various statistics, and start and stop the application of updates to the slave. To enter this menu, select the Special Operations option from the Hot Backup Main Menu.

Use the Transaction Log menu on a master system to control what and how updates transmit to the associated slave server. To enter this menu, select the Transaction log menu option from the Hot Backup Main Menu.

The Setup Server utility displays automatically the first time Hot Backup is installed, or by selecting the Setup Server option from the Special Operations menu. This utility creates and configures servers.

This information displays when running the Query Server option from the Hot Backup Main Menu. Note that the message format may differ depending upon whether this option is run on the master or the slave server:

Review the following for additional information on resizing files online, D-pointer controls and the lost+found file.