To back up a database, you can do any of the following:
- Shut down the database and use operating system commands to copy it to a
backup location, as described in
.
- Leave the database running and call one of four system backup procedures to copy
it to a backup location, as described in
.
- Leave the database running, but call a system procedure to freeze the
database, use operating system commands to copy it to a backup location, then
call a system procedure to unfreeze the database, as described in
.
To restore a database from a backup copy, you must use one of three
connection URL attributes:
- restoreFrom=path, described in
- createFrom=path, described in
- rollForwardRecoveryFrom=path, described in