9.3 Setting up Transaction Log Files for Calendar Server 6.3 Backups

This section contains both overview and instructions for setting up transaction log files.

This section covers the following topics:

• 9.3.1 Understanding Transaction Log Files for Calendar Server 6.3 Backups

• To Set up Transaction Log Files

9.3.1 Understanding Transaction Log Files for Calendar Server 6.3 Backups

Transaction log files are used by Calendar Server to capture all of the additions, modifications and deletions made to the calendar database since the latest snapshot. The transactions are not actually applied to the live database until the log file is closed for writing. The interval parameter specifies how often the old log files are closed and new log files are created.

The log file names consist of a configurable name with a unique number appended to the end.

As the log files are closed, they are ready to be applied to the live database. This happens asynchronously, meaning the creation of log files and the writing of transactions into them is done in “real time”, whereas the program applying the transactions to the database is running independently, without regard to the writing of the transactions into the log files. If the system is very busy, the number of log files awaiting application to the database can rise. When the system has slow periods, the program applying the transactions has time to “catch up” and may actually sit idle, waiting for the next transaction log.

After the transactions have been applied to the live database, they are applied to the hot backup snapshot (if enabled). The log files are also written to the same archive directory where the snapshot resides.

To Set up Transaction Log Files

1. At a command line, change to the directory where the ics.conf is located:

   cd /etc/opt/SUNWics5/config

2. Specify the transaction log name:

   logfile.store.logname=storename.log

3. Specify the directory path for the transaction log directory:

   The default value is: logfile.logdir="logs"

4. When you have completed editing the ics.conf file, restart Calendar Server:

   cal-svr-base/SUNWics5/cal/sbin/start-cal