Making a database backup

To make a backup of a database, i.e. of all UDS/SQL database files, you do not need a database-specific archiving program. You can make a backup of your database using the options available in BS2000, usually the BS2000 utility routines HSMS or ARCHIVE (see the HSMS manual "Volume 1: Functions, Management and Installation" and "ARCHIVE (BS2000)").

Your own organizational requirements determine how often you save the entire database and how you archive it. In addition to making a periodical backup, it is advisable to make a backup when, for example, a logging gap has occurred or the database has been restructured.