Something else to consider -
If that tape is misplaced on the way to/from the offsite vault, or has a
physical I/O error:
there go ALL your data base backups!

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        From:   Magda,(Fa.Netix)[SMTP:776ea AT dresdner-bank DOT de]
        Sent:   Tuesday, January 20, 1998 4:39 AM
        To:     ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
        Subject:        AW: Database Backup Volumes

        no chance
        regards
        tibor magda

        >----------
        >Von:   Robert A. Burdick[SMTP:rburdick AT METLIFE DOT COM]
        >Gesendet:      Montag, 19. Januar 1998 23:08
        >An:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        >Betreff:       Database Backup Volumes
        >
        >Robert A. Burdick@METLIFE
        >01/19/98 05:08 PM
        >
        >Anyone know if there's a way to write database backuptapes to
the same
        >volume. Each time the Databasebackuptrigger kicks in, the
system keeps
        >asking for a scratch volume. I'd like to fill up one of these
75 dollar
        >tapes before they get sent off site <g>
        >
        >
        >
        >
        >Regards
        >Robert Burdick
        >