>opposed to back-up duration which is usually outside of any business critical path.
It shouldn't be, especially if back-ups have to complete before sub-systems can come up. If we ran out of window, we had senior IT management and business contacts decide which was more critical: back-up; availability. Sometimes, like during the Christmas shopping season the decision was availability. But, that was mortgaging the future. Recovering without back-ups during your peak season takes longer than during 'normal' times. We never had to run recovery when we made the decision, but I was glad I didn't have the responsibility to make the choice. Back-ups are insurance premiums. If you pay and nothing happens, it's a business expense. If you don't pay and something happens, it may be a career event! - Ted MacNEIL [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
