Database Configuration and Maintenance

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This chapter describes configuration and maintenance issues for individual databases, including the following topics:

Topics

• Database Files
• On-disk Structure (ODS)
• Read-write and Read-only Databases
• Creating Databases
• Dropping Databases
• Backup File Properties
• Removing Database Backup Files
• Shadowing
• Setting Database Properties
• Sweep Interval and Automated Housekeeping
• Configuring the Database Cache
• Forced Writes vs. Buffered Writes
• Validation and Repair
• Shutting Down and Restarting Databases
• Limbo Transactions
• Viewing the Administration Log
• gfix Command-line Tool
• gfix Error Messages