INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server System Administration: Archiving

Course Status:	Released	Courseware Features
Course Language:	English
Course Duration:	4 Hours
Deployment Options:	Online, Interactive CDs, Network, Downloads, Intranet

Audience

Application developers, database and system administrators, and technical support personnel

Prerequisites

Previous courses from the INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server System Administration suite; the course Relational Principles and the SQL Programming suite; a knowledge of the UNIX operating system is necessary (refer to the UNIX curriculum); an understanding of client/server technologies, though not a strict prerequisite, would be useful

Course Aim

To enable the student to create an archive and restore archived data

Learning Objectives

Describe the ontape utility. Configure the archive and logical tape devices. Describe the archive levels that the ontape utility provides. Plan an archive schedule. Perform an archive. Monitor an archive history. Explain how data is archived. Describe physical and logical styles. Explain the difference between a cold and warm restore. Use ontape to perform a cold and warm restore. Use ontape to change logging options.

Topics Covered

Archives and backups - The ontape utility - Hands-on: Configuring tape devices - Incremental archive levels - Logical log file backups Creating an archive - Scheduling archives - Archive precautions - Performing an archive - How data is archived The restore process - Warm and cold restores - Restoring from archives