Re: [firebird-support] nbackup problem : Database is already in the physical backup mode

2015-03-27 Thread Alexey Kovyazin a...@ib-aid.com [firebird-support]
Hi Hugo, So if the computer is shutdown during a nbackup the database is locked in this way indefinelty? Yes, it's one of the most prevalent problems with nbackup. To prevent it you need to monitor delta file age and size - manually, or automatically using our FBDataGuard tool. What

Re: [firebird-support] nbackup problem : Database is already in the physical backup mode

2015-03-27 Thread hugo.lar...@yahoo.com [firebird-support]
Hello Mark, So if the computer is shutdown during a nbackup the database is locked in this way indefinelty? What do you suggest I should do with JayBird when the exception is thrown? Execute alter database end backup? BR,

Re: [firebird-support] nbackup problem : Database is already in the physical backup mode

2015-03-27 Thread Mark Rotteveel m...@lawinegevaar.nl [firebird-support]
On 27 Mar 2015 01:24:06 -0700, hugo.lar...@yahoo.com [firebird-support] firebird-support@yahoogroups.com wrote: We have a POS application using Firebird 2.5.3 together with JayBird on about 300 sites. The applications runs nbackup several times everyday. It has happened several times on

Re: [firebird-support] nbackup problem : Database is already in the physical backup mode

2015-03-27 Thread Mark Rotteveel m...@lawinegevaar.nl [firebird-support]
On 27 Mar 2015 02:52:54 -0700, hugo.lar...@yahoo.com [firebird-support] firebird-support@yahoogroups.com wrote: So if the computer is shutdown during a nbackup the database is locked in this way indefinelty? As far as I know: yes, until you manually end the physical backup mode. What do you

[firebird-support] OAT/OIT/OST questions

2015-03-27 Thread Fernando P. Nájera Cano y...@fernandonajera.com [firebird-support]
Hello, I have a few questions about the transaction numbers. The documentation at http://www.firebirdsql.org/manual/gstat-example-header.html says that OST is normally the same as OAT. * When could OST be different to OAT? * Is it possible to simulate this situation (OST != OAT) by using isql?