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Appendix C
Setting Up an Automated
Database Backup
Introduction
You can perform an automatic nightly backup of the database by
using the cron script, backupDatabase.
Note: A cron script is an automated process that operates at
predefined time intervals. You may sometimes hear a cron script
referred to as a cron job.
System operators can later check messages that pertain to the
execution of the backupDatabase script by examining the
/var/log/backupDatabaselog file.
To configure your system to execute the backupDatabase script, add
an entry to the crontab file on the DNCS. Use the instructions in this
appendix to configure your system to execute the backupDatabase
script.
using the cron script, backupDatabase.
Note: A cron script is an automated process that operates at
predefined time intervals. You may sometimes hear a cron script
referred to as a cron job.
System operators can later check messages that pertain to the
execution of the backupDatabase script by examining the
/var/log/backupDatabaselog file.
To configure your system to execute the backupDatabase script, add
an entry to the crontab file on the DNCS. Use the instructions in this
appendix to configure your system to execute the backupDatabase
script.
In This Appendix
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