Database Dump is used to export the contents of a database in BDB Server to a zip file to be shared with other computers, similar to a backup.
To dump a database:
1. Connect to the Node Manager in BDB Administration Tools.
2. Double-click the Database Properties icon in the Tools panel.
The Node Manager and any databases registered to it are listed.
3. Select the database that you want to dump.
4. Select the Dump Database command.
Menu | Database > Dump |
Pop-up | Available Databases > selected database > Dump |
The contents of the selected database are added to a BDBZIP file in the backup location of the database. The file will be named according to the database name and the date:
<databasename>EXPORT<YYYYMMDD_HHMM>.bdbzip
If a backup location has not been defined for the database, the dump procedure will not complete successfully. |
This file can be loaded into another computer using the Extract Database Dump command. See Extract Database Dump for more information.