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Checkpoints and Journals
This section explains the purpose and content of the checkpoint and journal files. Checkpoints and journal files are an essential part of Perforce database backup and recovery. The canonical reference for Perforce backup and recovery issues is the Perforce System Administrator's Guide.Articles
| Checkpoints and Journals | SUMMARY: Should you take the time to create checkpoints? Should you keep recent checkpoints and journal files? DETAILS: Absolutely yes! The ... |
| Rotating or Truncating the Perforce Journal | SUMMARY: Beginning with the 2007.3 version of the Perforce Server, the journal file is renamed during the checkpointing process rather than copied. The associated server message also changed to... |
| Sort Order & DB Size | SUMMARY: When you create a checkpoint on one platform and restore on another, the database size is different from the database size when creating and restoring a checkpoint on the same platform. Why... |
| Verifying Checkpoint Data Integrity | SUMMARY: In most cases, if the checkpoint operation completes successfully, the checkpoint data is good. Interruptions to the checkpoint operation, or corruption in the Perforce database, might cause... |
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