Creating a Dump Configuration

In Adaptive Server version 15.7 ESD #2 and later, you can create a dump configuration using the Sybase Control Center Administration Console.

Prerequisites
You may run this wizard without first authenticating the agent; authentication is required only when the wizard needs to validate user input in the archive directory.
Task
  1. In the Administration Console view, select ASE Servers > Backup/Recovery > Dump Configurations > .
  2. Select New.
  3. On the Introduction screen, select the server in which to create the dump configuration.
  4. On the Dump Configuration Name screen, enter the unique name of the dump configuration you want to create.
  5. On the Options screen, specify:
    • Archive directory – name of the stripe directory that holds the dump files. By default, the stripe directory is the working directory from which Backup Server is started.
    • External API – name of the byte stream device to be used for the dump operation.
    • Number of stripe devices – number of stripe devices to be used for the dump operation. The default is 1.
    • Retry times – number of times the server tries to execute the dump operation for nonfatal errors. The range of values is 0 to 5. The default value is 0.
    • Block size – block size for the dump operation, which overrides the default block size for the device. For optimal performance, specify the block size as a power of 2. Default value is 0.
    • Retain days – number of days that the dump is preserved and cannot be overwritten. Default value is 0.
    • Compression level – level of compression for compressed dumps. By default, this option is disabled.
    • Volume reinitialization – whether the volume must be reinitialized. Default is noinit.
    • Dump verification – whether Backup Server must perform a minimal page-header or full structural row check on the data pages as they are copied to archives. Default is header.
    • Message destination – specifies if the Backup Server must route messages to the client terminal that initiated the dump, or to the operator-console terminal where the Backup Server is running. Default is client.
    • Backup Server name – name of the remote Backup Server used for the dump operation.
  6. (Optional) Click Summary to view your selected options.
Parent topic: Database Backup (Dump) and Restore (Load)