How to stop maxDB consistent (Windows)

[Private_Member_19084]

Hi experts,

I've one question, if we would like to make a snapshot of a server the DB needs to be consistent.

Is it therefore enough to stop the DB via DB Studio (set offline) or are there further services which I need to stop?

Like at sybase, there you also need to stop some services.

Thank you

[karthikeyan_natarajan4 · Accepted solution]

Hi Christian,

Snapshot of MaxDB server can be taken in ONLINE or ADMIN state, please check this

http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/x/LB4B

regards

kartik

[Private_Member_19084 · Accepted solution]

But I am talking about a VM-Snap.

[thorsten_zielke · Accepted solution]

Hi Christian,

I think your question is best addressed at VM / OS level. In general, if the VM snapshot guarantees that the I/O is consistent after the snapshot, then you probably should be fine (but this is at your own risk...).

If you are an SAP customer, have a look at SAP note 616814 discussing the MaxDB 'suspend logwriter' command used for cases when the OS / storage system cannot ensure a consistent point in time image.

Thorsten