How to perform a load from a remote backup server
A step by step guide:
In this guide there are assumed to be two servers TROPHY_1103 and TRIDENT_1103.
1. Create a backup server for TROPHY_1103 called TROPHY_1103_BACK
2. Create a backup server for TRIDENT_1103 called TRIDENT_1103_BACK
(For info on creating backup servers refer to reference manuals)
3. Log into TROPHY_1103 and execute the following two commands: sp_addserver SYB_BACKUP, TROPHY_1103_BACK
sp_addserver TRIDENT_1103_BACK
(If the SYB_BACKUP part doesn’t work do a sp_dropserver SYB_BACKUP first)
4. Log into TRIDENT_1103 and execute the following two commands:
sp_addserver SYB_BACKUP, TRIDENT_1103_BACK
sp_addserver TROPHY_1103_BACK
5. Take a look at the interfaces file for TROPHY_1103 and make a note of the entry for TROPHY_1103_BACK. This info needs to be entered into the Runserver file for TRIDENT_1103 except the line which starts master. The entry for TRIDENT_1103_BACK in the TRIDENT_1103 Runserver file needs to be entered into the TROPHY_1103 Runserver file again taking out the master line, leaving the query line.
6. Next make sure that both servers TROPHY_1103 and TRIDENT_1103 are set up for remote procedure calls by checking that sp_configure “allow remote access” has a run value set to 1, if not issue the following command sp_configure “allow remote access”, 1
7. Test that the two servers can communicate by performing the following procedure calls, from TROPHY_1103; TRIDENT_1103_BACK…sp_who
And from TRIDENT_1103; TROPHY_1103_BACK…sp_who
8. The two servers are now set up to allow remote backups, this can be issued from either server (in this example I’m performing it from TROPHY_1103) with the following command:
Load database from “<give the full pathname to the tape or disk device used by TRIDENT_1103 ASE>” at TRIDENT_1103_BACK.