Routine Maintenance of FailSafe

This topic describes procedures required for the day-to-day operation of a FailSafe database configuration, carried out from the tlmenu Routine Maintenance menu.  Two procedures are covered:

• Saving the Secondary Database.
• Saving the Primary Database.

All other routine procedures required for day-to-day running of Transaction Logging in your FailSafe configuration are described in Routine Maintenance of Transaction Logging.

Overview

Tasks required to administer FailSafe on a day-to-day basis are carried out from the tlmenu Routine Maintenance menu, displayed by selecting option 1 on the main administration menu. Refer to tlmenu for an overview.

Options 1 to 6 listed in the Routine Maintenance menu are detailed in Routine Maintenance of Transaction Logging.  Options 7 and 8 are detailed here.

Each procedure, started by selecting a sub-menu option, comprises a sequence of message prompts to guide you through the process.  Refer to Replies to Prompts for a description of the required responses.

The FailSafe Routine Maintenance Menu is shown below:

Transaction Logging Menu System             Mon Jul 31 1999
Database name : dbase2                      Host name : crime
State         : Failsafe enabled, primary, inactive

        Routine Maintenance
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        1.  Switch Clean Log
        2.  List Clean Logs
        3.  Archive Clean Logs
        4.  Delete Clean Logs
        5.  Start Transaction Logging Status Monitor
        6.  Stop Transaction Logging Status Monitor
        10. Save the Secondary Database
        11. Save the Primary Database

        Enter option (1-8) : _