The OpenEdge PROBKUP utility was created to back up databases. It has many nice features that make it unique, including:
The PROBKUP utility is database-aware.
Database aware means that the utility understands the structure and format of the database. PROBKUP can scan each block to ensure it is the proper format during the backup process. It takes longer to do this scan, but the added integrity check of potentially seldom-used blocks is worth the small performance degradation.
Also, if the structure of the database changes, the syntax of the PROBKUP command does not need to change when the structure of the database changes, regardless of the number of disks/areas/extents.
PROBKUP has an online option.
This online option allows you to back up a database while the database is available to users.
The PROBKUP utility is database-aware.