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Support for DSpace 5 ended on January 1, 2023. See Support for DSpace 5 and 6 is ending in 2023
This command can be used at any time to manage or upgrade the Database. It will also assist in troubleshooting PostgreSQL and Oracle connection issues with the database.
Command used: |
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Java class: | org.dspace.storage.rdbms.DatabaseUtils |
Valid Arguments: | Description |
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test | Test the database connection settings (in [dspace]/config/dspace.cfg) are OK and working properly |
info | Provide detailed information about the DSpace database itself. This includes the database type, version, driver, schema, and any successful/failed/pending database migrations. This command, along with "test", is very useful in debugging issues with your database. |
migrate | Migrate the database to the latest version (if not already on the latest version). This uses FlywayDB along with embedded migrations scripts to automatically update your database to the latest version. Optionally, you can run " |
repair | Attempt to "repair" any migrations which are flagged as "Failed" by the "info" command and/or resolve failed checksum validation. This uses the FlywayDB repair command. Please note however, this will NOT automatically repair corrupt or broken data in your database. It merely tries to re-run previously "Failed" migrations and/or realign the checksums of the applied migrations to the ones of the available migrations. |
clean | Completely and permanently delete all tables and data in this database. WARNING: There is no turning back! If you run this command, you will lose your entire database and all its contents. This command is only useful for testing or for reverting your database to a "fresh install" state (e.g. running " |
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