Manifest File

The manifest file is a binary file that contains information about the database, such as database devices, server information, and database information.

The manifest file can be created only if the set of databases that occupy those devices are isolated and self-contained. The manifest file contains:
Warning!   Operations that perform character translations of the file contents (such as ftp) corrupt the file, unless they are performed in binary mode.
Related tasks
Database Mount and Unmount