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Appendix
B
Database Maintenance
Six command-line maintenance utilities are available for the News database used by
Aurora Edit, Aurora Playout, and NewsShare. These utilities are automatically installed
on DNP client machines and most NewsShare servers in the C:\Program Files\Grass
Valley\Aurora\DB Maintenance directory. They can also be installed from the Aurora
Suite CD.
This appendix discusses the following utilities:
WARNING: Use these utilities with great care. The restore and drop commands,
respectively, overwrite and delete existing databases such that current data will be
lost.
Name Description
newsBackUpDb Backs up the News database
newsRestoreDb Restores the database from a backup
newsDropDb Removes the database (for complete uninstall)
newsInstallDb Recreates an empty News database
newsShrinkDb Shrinks the database
newsInitAutoBack Schedules automatic backups of the News database