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Displays the current settings. For example, on a server with roll-forward
logging turned off, the getconfig command would return information like the
following:
Roll forward log status OFF
Stream file logging status OFF
Current roll forward log directory vol1:/rfl/
nds.rfl
Minimum roll forward log size (bytes) 104857600
Maximum roll forward log size (bytes) 4294705152
Last roll forward log not used 00000000.log
Current roll forward log 00000001.log
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setconfig Sets the roll-forward log configuration.
-L (Optional) Start keeping roll-forward logs
Turns on roll-forward logging. (Default=Off) Using continuous roll-forward
logging lets you restore a server to the state it was in at the moment before it
went down, instead of just to the last full or incremental backup.
You must use roll-forward logging for servers that participate in replica rings,
so that you can restore a server back to the synchronization state that the
other servers expect.
Administrative intervention is required after the roll-forward logs have been
turned on. If left unchecked, the roll-forward logs continue to grow until they fill
up the disk partition/volume. If roll-forward logs cannot be created because no
more disk space is available, eDirectory stops responding on that server.
Periodically, it is necessary to back up and delete unused logs. See
“Backing
Up and Removing Roll-Forward Logs” on page 392 .
For more information, see Section 14.3, “Using Roll-Forward Logs,” on
page 389 .
-l (Optional) Stop keeping roll-forward logs
Turns off roll-forward logging. (Default=off.) The database reuses the current
roll-forward log instead of saving a consecutive set of logs. If the roll-forward
logs are turned off, you can restore eDirectory only to the point of the last full
or incremental backup.
If the logs are turned off unintentionally, you need to turn them back on and
then do a new backup of the database to ensure that you can make a full
recovery.
For more information, see Section 14.3, “Using Roll-Forward Logs,” on
page 389 .
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