Use this script to quiesce a Sybase ASE database.
#!/bin/ksh # # script: backup_start.sh # # Sample script to quiesce example Sybase ASE database. # # Note: The "for external dump" clause was introduced in Sybase # ASE 12.5 to allow a snapshot database to be rolled forward. # See the Sybase ASE 12.5 documentation for more information. isql -Usa -Ppassword -SFMR <<! quiesce database tag hold database1[, database2]... [for external dump] go quit !