Backing Up Databases
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TIBBackupService contains many properties and methods to allow you to build a backup component into your application. Only the SYSDBA user or the database owner will be able to perform backup operations on a database.
When backing up a database under normal circumstances, the backup file will always be on the local server since the backup service cannot open a file over a network connection. However, TIBBackupService can create a remote file in one of the following is true:
- The server is running on Windows, the path to the backup file is specified as an UNC name, and the destination for the file is another Windows machine (or a machine which can be connected to via UNC naming conventions).
- The destination drive is mounted via NFS (or some equivalent) on the machine running the InterBase server.