Search Again: Re: Data Backup Procedures OG File Back up From: Shawn Hogan Date: Friday, October 25, 2002 Time: 2:53:13 pm Inet7.com wrote: > Hello Shawn, (sorry for the "keyworded" subject line..you'll understand why > shortly) > > I've been searching and reading the archives all day for a clear > "step-by-step" procedure for backing up our OG datafiles. > > We are running FMPRO Server, the web server and all on one server. (is that > bad?). With that in mind is the following statement true? > > "You cannot backup files that are in use or open. So we have to schedule a > backup job through FMPro Server using the back-up utility within FMPRO > Server. This apparently should close all open connections, create and dump > a backup of the files into a directory that you can come by and grab with a > tape system, then FMPRO Server should restart just after the dump." > > (this is what I'm fin to tell my server guys who have so made it my duty to > tell them how to backup the data). > > Let me know if this is accurate or fill me in. If you have a thread that > answers this...feel free to post. FileMaker Server has a backup scheduler built into it which allows you to backup the files locally without kicking users off. Schedule a FileMaker Server backup, then have your other backup software backup the destination folder of your FileMaker backup (since they would not be in use). - Shawn ------------------------------- Shawn D. Hogan President, Digital Point Solutions http://www.digitalpoint.com (858) 452-3696 --------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe or to search list archive please visit http://www.optigold.com/lists/isp.html ---------------------------------------------------

Messages In This Thread: Data Backup Procedures OG File Back up by Inet7.com on Oct 24, 2002 at 3:02:36 pm Re: Data Backup Procedures OG File Back up by Shawn Hogan on Oct 25, 2002 at 2:53:13 pm Re: Data Backup Procedures OG File Back up by Inet7.com on Nov 1, 2002 at 1:52:51 pm Re: Data Backup Procedures OG File Back up by Shawn Hogan on Nov 1, 2002 at 3:41:48 pm