Notes.ini Entry


Name:
    Database_Capture_Directory

Syntax
    Database_Capture_Directory=Path

Applies to:
    Servers

Add-on:

    First Release:
      8.5.2

    Obsolete since:

      Category:
        Crash

      Default:
        None

      UI equivalent:
        None

      Description:
      DATABASE_CAPTURE_DIRECTORY is the directory that will contain the collected databases. It is specified relative to the "data" directory. If not set, the default value is "IBM_TECHNICAL_SUPPORT\ACDC" which will place the corrupted database files into the "data\IBM_TECHNICAL_SUPPORT\ACDC" directory.

      Collected databases have the same name as the source database file with a ".cor" extension.

      The automatic facility will collect any database detected to have corruption within the configuration parameters currently active.

      Corrupted Database Collection Tool

      The dbcapture tool is provided as a standalone tool to collect a specific database manually at the discretion of the administrator or user. The tool respects the number and size limits when collecting a database. The tool ignores the DATABASE_CAPTURE_ENABLED configuration variable.

      To collect a database manually, enter the following command at the server console:

      load dbcapture abc\red.nsf

      where "red.nsf" is the name of the database file to be captured in the "abc" directory relative to the data directory. The dbcapture tool can also be run from an Operating System command prompt by entering the following command:

      dbcapture abc\red.nsf

      Databases will not be collected, automatically or with the dbcapture tool, in the following cases:

      The DATABASE_CAPTURE_LIMIT has been reached
      Collecting the database would exceed the total size for collected databases as set in DATABASE_CAPTURE_SIZE_LIMIT
      The database has already been collected
      The database is being processed by the compact or fixup tasks.