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JetOSSnapshotPrepareInstance Function

Applies to: Windows | Windows Server

JetOSSnapshotPrepareInstance Function

The JetOSSnapshotPrepareInstance function selects a specific instance to be part of the snapshot session.

Windows Vista: JetOSSnapshotPrepareInstance was introduced in Windows Vista.

JET_ERR JET_API JetOSSnapshotPrepareInstance(
  __in          JET_OSSNAPID snapId,
  __in          JET_INSTANCE instance,
  __in          const JET_GRBIT grbit
);

Parameters

snapId

The identifier of the snapshot session.

instance

The instance that will be used for this call.

grbit

The options for this call. This parameter is reserved for future use. The only valid value is 0 (zero).

Return Value

This function returns the JET_ERR datatype with one of the following return codes. For more information about the possible ESE errors, see Extensible Storage Engine Errors and Error Handling Parameters.

Return code

Description

JET_errSuccess

The operation completed successfully.

JET_errInvalidParameter

The snapshot id pointer is NULL or the grbit parameter is invalid.

JET_errOSSnapshotInvalidSequence

A snapshot session is already in progress.

JET_errOSSnapshotInvalidSnapId

The identifier for the snapshot session is not valid.

If this function succeeds, the specified instance will be part of the snapshot session.

If this function fails, no change in the engine state occurs.

Remarks

The normal API sequence call is: JetOSSnapshotPrepare, optionally followed by one or more calls to JetOSSnapshotPrepareInstance, then followed by JetOSSnapshotFreeze. Once the freeze is started, it can be terminated using JetOSSnapshotThaw. At any time after the prepare, the snapshot session can be abruptly terminated with JetOSSnapshotAbort. Event log entries will be generated for the different steps of the snapshot.

If JetOSSnapshotPrepareInstance is not called between the start of the session (JetOSSnapshotPrepare) and the freeze moment (JetOSSnapshotFreeze), all the running instances in the engine will freeze and become part of the snapshot session. This occurs for two reasons:

  • It simplifies the code for users who want all instances.

  • It allows backward compatibility for the callers of the snapshot APIs.

Requirements

Requirement Value

Client

Requires Windows Vista.

Server

Requires Windows Server 2008.

Header

Declared in Esent.h.

Library

Use ESENT.lib.

DLL

Requires ESENT.dll.

See Also

Error Handling Parameters
Extensible Storage Engine Errors
JET_ERR
JetOSSnapshotAbort
JetOSSnapshotEnd
JetOSSnapshotFreeze
JetOSSnapshotPrepare
JetOSSnapshotThaw