ccmsrv archive

This topic contains information about the ccmsrv archive command.

Synopsis

ccmsrv archive /l|/level archive_level /d|/device archive_device
               [/s|/server servername][/size device_size] [/y]

Description and uses

The ccmsrv archive command archives a database server.

For a full discussion of this command and instructions for archiving a database server, see Database server archiving and restoration overview.

Note: Ensure that you have a blank tape for every archive. This command overwrites any previous archives on your tape.

The users for this command are Informix-Admin group member and local administrator.

Satisfy the following prerequisites:

Options and arguments

/d|/device archive_device

Specifies the archive device. The archive device must be a tape device name. When you specify the archive device with the /d switch, it becomes the default for both archive and restore commands. When you specify the default, you do not need to specify this parameter again, unless you want to change the default.

/l|/level archive_level

Specifies the archive level, 0, 1, or 2.

/s|/server servername

Specifies the name of the database server. The default is the server of the current machine.

/size device_size

Specifies the size of the archive device in KBytes. When you specify the size with the /size switch, it becomes the default. The default is typically the size of the tape, if you use a tape device.

The default size is 10240.

/y

Runs the command without displaying confirmation messages.

Example

Create a Level 0 archive using the tape device \\.\TAPE0 with a 1 GB tape for the database server.

  1. Insert the tape.
  2. Type the archive command.

    > ccmsrv archive /level 0 /size 1000000 /device \\.\TAPE0

    The size of the tape device you specify must match the capacity of the tape.

Caveats

When you archive the server, back up the Informix server configuration file, ONCONFIG, as well. This file is necessary to run or restore the Informix server.

The file ONCONFIG server configuration file resides in CCM_HOME\informix\etc\ONCONFIG.


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