Method for generating database server configuration documentation
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorBrian R. Hitchcock
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Abstract
A method is provided to facilitate the re-creation of a destroyed database system by saving the database configuration data into a database configuration file. A human-readable database configuration file is created by retrieving configuration data from the system databases as well as the user databases. The database system can be configured so that periodically a procedure is automatically run to create the database configuration file. The procedure also creates scripts which can be executed to re-create a database.
Claims30
A database configuration data backup computer process comprising:
- retrieving system configuration data from each of one or more system databases in a database management system;
- storing a copy of each of said system databases on to a back-up medium;
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- storing the system configuration data corresponding to said copy of each system database in a human-readable computer file, said system configuration data, which includes a map of storage space used by said data base management system, being provided for reconstructing said system databases from said back-up medium.
A computer readable storage medium containing a computer software program, said program being capable of performing functions comprising:
- retrieving system configuration data from each of one or more system databases in a database management system;
- storing a copy of each of said system databases on to a back-up medium and
- storing the system configuration data corresponding to said copy of each system database in a human-readable computer file, said system configuration data, which includes a map of the storage space used by said database management system, being provided to allow reconstruction of said system databases from said back-up medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.