Script to quiesce a Sybase ASE database

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
!