Mike I've got few unusual DBMSs to deal with that have no TDP. (Sybase, Reality, Cache)
Sometimes we can back up to disk and then to TSM (Sybase, MSSQL and oracle at the moment as we've only just got the TDP licences) For Reality, I've cranked up the adsmpipe utilty But for Cache, its backup facility wants real tape hardware and resists being sent to a pipe. In this case we have to create two databases, primary and shadow and for backup, quiesce the shadow, back up the underlying files and then play forward the logs. As the DB gets large, this may need to be done with a Flashcopy and hence TDP for hardware. HTH Steve. >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 15/09/2004 1:41:48 >>> Given that TSM has TDP for many databases and that TDP can do incremental backups at the record level. What are the thoughts for using TDB vs. using FlashCopy on an ESS/Shark? The FlashCopy must backup the entire database each time, unless the backup database could be mounted to a secondary server that could then start TDP on the backup copy...? Mike *********************************************************************************** This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is prohibited. It may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone or by return email. You should also delete this email and destroy any hard copies produced. ***********************************************************************************
