Equator UIB Backup Issues

If you are getting the following error in UIB Versions of Equator:

Incremental Backup DB error: EUIBError: unsuccessful metadata update Database is already in the physical backup mode

This is because you are requesting a lock on an already locked database. This may be because the Equator was killed off during an incremental backup.

To fix this:

1. Make sure you don't have a legitimate backup running for the database anywhere else.

2. To remove the lock you use nbackup. An example is: "C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_5\bin>nbackup -U MEDOBJDBA -P m3dDba03 -n C:\Tables\DB\MedicalObjects.fdb" if you use "c:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_5\bin>nbackup" it will show you the options but make sure you only use -n.

DO NOT USE -f.

More information on nbackup usage can be found at: http://www.firebirdsql.org/manual/nbackup-lock-unlock.html

3. Give the database time to merge it's delta file with the main database. Large delta files in the main database directory can take a long time to merge back together.

4. Fire an incremental backup to get your L0 backup set.