Usage Note 14450: Metadata repositories should be backed up correctly and often
Partial or incomplete backups of the metadata repository might result in
the inability to restore the repository. Restoration might be required in
the event of a corrupt repository.
To successfully back up the metadata server, the server must be stopped
or paused. If the server is not stopped or paused, the resulting backup
might be unusable. The backup can be done by manually stopping the server,
running backup software or Operating backup commands, or by following
the instructions in the links below.
To ensure an accurate backup snapshot, you should pause all repositories
on the server, as well as the repository manager, and back them up
together as a set, or at least back up all repositories that have
dependencies defined between them.
For backup instructions, see
Backing
Up and Restoring the SAS Metadata Server in the SAS Intelligence
Platform: System Administration Guide.
The %OMABAKUP macro issues the pause and resume. When using this macro, you do not need to manually pause and resume the metadata server. Pause and Resume, or Stop and Start is required if doing system level backups.
When a repository becomes corrupt, a backup can be used to restore to
the point at which the backup was taken. If no backup exists or the
backup was not done properly, completely rebuilding the repository may
be necessary.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS Metadata Server | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| z/OS | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.1 TS1M3 | |
*
For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
| Type: | Usage Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Topic: | System Administration ==> Servers ==> Metadata
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| Date Modified: | 2006-11-20 09:55:11 |
| Date Created: | 2005-01-31 15:42:53 |
