Consistency Checks & Backups

[bledrew1]

Maybe I’m the last one to notice this, but I’ve come to appreciate that Filemaker Server backups don’t replace the copy of any database that has not changed during the daily backup for instance. The result is that if one has the verification box checked it doesn’t happen for those databases. What’s interesting is that one can see the pattern of change simply by looking at the pattern of successful consistency checks.

 

Where I seem to recall reading about databases where there is no change, not being replaced with each backup, I don’t recall anyone mentioning that by implication there would be no verification happening in those circumstances.

 

Did I get that about right? Useful to know for sure when a manager or development team member asks.

 

Bill

Bill LeDrew

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ORC Filemaker Support

Wizards of the Coast