enable backup

Enable Sharded Database (SDB) Backup Jobs.

Syntax

enable backup [-catpwd password] [-shard shard_list]

Options

Table 2-47 GDSCTL enable backup Options

Syntax	Description
`-catpwd password`	Password for user GSMCATUSER. Prompted if not specified. It needs to be specified once for the entire GDSCTL session.
`-shard shard_list`	shard_list is a comma separated list of shard identifiers. They can be shard space, shard group or shard names. The default is all shards

Usage Notes

All backup jobs are initially disabled. They can be enabled by running the enable database command. They should be run after SDB backup has been configured with command CONFIG BACKUP. An error is reported if this command is run before SDB backup is configured.

Parent topic: Global Data Services Control Utility (GDSCTL) Command Reference