IBDAC 3 Backup Service - How to implement?

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SweetPete
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IBDAC 3 Backup Service - How to implement?

Post by SweetPete » Thu 09 Apr 2009 18:08

Dear Support,

I see that the new 3.x component set includes a Backup Service. My application is running in a Windows 200x server environment. There's some sort of backup process that runs nightly, including my application's folder and Firebird database. But of course I can't guarantee that that backup process is not creating a corrupt backup of my database.

Generally speaking, any suggestions on how to approach the automation of the 3.x Backup Service? I don't want to single-out one user to do it manually each day (via a menu or button in my app), nor do I want it to automatically run each time my application starts or closes. Do I need to write a separate application that runs as a service which performs the backup? Or create a separate program than runs on one user's PC when that user starts Windows or logs in? Or some other approach?

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Post by Plash » Fri 10 Apr 2009 08:47

Both your variants can be used. You can create a service application that will run on the server, or create an application that will run on a user computer.

SweetPete
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Post by SweetPete » Fri 10 Apr 2009 14:37

Thanks Plash.

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