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Backup for Forward Recovery

To use forward recovery, you must restore the records in the database to the same locations at which they resided at the time the recovery records were logged. A backup containing the records that can be restored correctly can be obtained in one of two ways:

• Create a backup in physical sequence that contains record location information (RECID=YES).
• Create a backup in Native Key sequence or physical sequence with RECID=NO and immediately restore it. This reorganization invalidates any Recovery Files (RXX) that were made prior to the backup. However, you can use any Recovery Files created beyond this point to restore the database after reloading this backup.