Starting a transaction log mirror for an existing database

Using the Transaction Log utility, you can maintain the transaction log mirror for an existing database any time the database is not running.

To start a transaction log mirror for an existing database (Sybase Central)
  1. From the Tools menu, choose SQL Anywhere 11 » Change Log File Settings.

  2. Follow the instructions in the Change Log File Settings Wizard.

To start a transaction log mirror for an existing database (command line)
  1. Ensure that the database is not running.

  2. Run the following command:

    dblog -m mirror-file database-file

You can also use the dblog utility and Sybase Central to stop a database from using a transaction log mirror.

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