Copying a DB locks Essbase

Hi, im having this problem: when copying a DB in Essbase 7.1 using MaxL's: "create database new_db as old_db" gets Essbase locked. I mean, no new users can log in, they cannot make any query using the add-in... also Analyzer and Planning gets locked (that's ok since Essbase is locked)

A database copy is a very system intensive task and tends to soak up all available resources. This has been the case for the six years I've worked with Essbase. Database copies and free space recovery are the two big things you don't want to happen during peak operations.<BR><BR>I recommend that you copy the database empty using the EAS migration wizard and then reload from an export. If you are needing to migrate while staying on the same server, you can do this by setting the server up with two different names on EAS, the IP address and a DNS name and then migrating from one to the other.<BR><BR>But copying a database is one thing that even parallel processors can't segment, so a database copy just sucks all of the available CPU cycles and puts the rest of the system on hold. (And of course you can't log in to kill the request in Essbase.)

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