Forces the database server to start after the transaction log has been lost.

Syntax

{ dbsrv11 | dbeng11 } -f ...

Applies to

All operating systems and database servers.

Remarks

If there is no transaction log, the database server performs a checkpoint recovery of the database and then shuts down—it doesn't continue to run. You can then restart the database server without the -f option for normal operation.

If there is a transaction log in the same directory as the database, the database server performs a checkpoint recovery, and a recovery using the transaction log, and then shuts down—it doesn't continue to run. You can then restart the database server without the -f option for normal operation.

Specifying a cache size when starting the server can reduce recovery time.

See also

• Running in special modes
• Introduction to backup and recovery

Example

The following command forces the database server to start and perform a recovery of the database mydatabase.db:

dbeng11 mydatabase.db -f