2011 (Windows)

See “About creating a cold backup manually using Symantec System Recovery or
Symantec System Recovery Disk” on page 285.
See “About backing up non-VSS-aware databases using Symantec System
Recovery” on page 284.
About creating a warm backup automatically using Symantec System
Recovery
You can automate the creation of a warm backup of a non-VSS-aware database
by running a command file in the backup job. Run this command file before data
capture to stop (quiesce) the database momentarily and commit all transaction
logs to the hard disk. Symantec System Recovery instantaneously snaps a virtual
volume recovery point.
Run a second command file in the backup job to restart the database while the
recovery point is created from the virtual volume recovery point.
Because the virtual volume snapshot takes only a few seconds to create, the
database is in the recovery point state momentarily. As a result, there is a minimal
number of log files created.
See “Creating a warm backup automatically” on page 286.
Creating a warm backup automatically
The following table summarizes the steps for creating a warm backup automatically
using Symantec System Recovery.
Table B-2
Creating a warm backup automatically
DescriptionActionStep
Define a backup that includes the command files that you
have created for the following stages of the recovery point:
■ Before data capture: A command file that stops the
database.
■ After data capture: A command file that restarts the
database.
Define a backupStep 1
Using Symantec System Recovery, run the backup job that
includes the command files.
Run the backup
job
Step 2
See “About creating a warm backup automatically using Symantec System
Recovery” on page 286.
See “About running command files during a backup” on page 83.
Backing up databases using Symantec System Recovery
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