[Zope] Backing up Data.fs

[Toby Dickenson]

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

> Search the mailing list archives for details.

as always.

-- 
Toby Dickenson
http://www.geminidataloggers.com/people/tdickenson