Re: [Zope] Backing up Data.fs

On Monday 02 June 2003 05:38, Andreas Jung wrote:

This is an FAQ.

yes

It is safe to backup the Data.fs without shutting down the instance.

But thats not the whole answer.... You need to be sure that your backup process reads the whole file once from start to end (most do, but rsync is one notable exception). If you are not sure, this thread may be useful http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zodb-dev/2002-October/003418.html You also need to be sure that your application does not use non-transactional undo. By default, zope uses transactional undo which is not a problem

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