Create regular and complete backups of the Sybase Unwired Platform consolidated database (CDB) and its transaction logs. These instructions assume you are using SQL Anywhere as your Sybase Unwired Platform database server.
SQL Anywhere provides backup and recovery tools. Determine your tolerance for data loss, and your expectations for recovery time, then design a backup and recovery plan for your specific enterprise needs.
Following are basic instructions for making your databases recoverable in case of a disk crash or catastrophic computer failure. If you require more comprehensive recovery policies, Sybase offers professional services specifically related to this topic.
The Sybase Unwired Platform consolidated database contains the metadata of deployed applications, and transient and cached data that is sent to mobile devices.
Frequent backups of the consolidated database are required to maintain the deployed applications metadata. The backups may also help restore the transient and cached data (to a large degree) in case of crashes or corruption, and may help mobile device clients from having to perform a full refresh.