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Switch Databases

This script changes the physical, logical and file names of a database.  It stores the current database until the next time the script is run, and creates a dummy database for the next update.  The intent was to have minimal downtime even though the load (import, snapshot, etc.) may take a long time.  Three copies […]

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2007-02-22 (first published: )

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