Thanks, but I get exactly the same backup error when I stop the netview
service (by net stop) as when I issue ovstop. Also, I'm using MS Access,
not sql server. The Access databases do get backed up without a problem.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks
Matt Moore
>-----Original Message-----
>From: OGrant [SMTP:OGrant@PEC.com]
>Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 2:56 AM
>To: Matt Moore
>Subject: RE: Exiting the Netview console from command line (NT)
>
>Check nvservice - although the deamons may be stopped, this service may
>still be running which might have an effect on the mapdb. Also, are you
>running SQL Server with Netview? If so, the sql server service may be
>interfering here somewhere as well - before I do any backups, I completely
>quiesce the system by turning off all netview daemons/associated
>services...although I haven't looked into turning off the sql server service
>from the command line.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Matt Moore [SMTP:MattM@DATACOM.CO.NZ]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 6:22 PM
>> To: NV-L@UCSBVM.ucsb.edu
>> Subject: Exiting the Netview console from command line (NT)
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Can the Netview console be stopped from the command line on Netview 5.1
>> for NT?
>>
>> I need to stop the console (and the Netview daemons - by ovstop) before
>> an automated backup, and restart the daemons and the console early each
>> morning.If the console is running, and I perform "ovstop", the following
>> message appears: "The Netview console lost connection tho the Netview
>> Server. The console is exiting". However when the backup occurs, files
>> in \usr\ov\databases\openview\mapdb\ are not backed up because they are
>> in use, so obviously the console has not fully exited.
>>
>> I realise the console can be started from the command line by running
>> "netview".
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matt Moore
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