> We also backup the database to a FILE device class.
> The reason we did this is to do an incremental ADSM database backup on the
> weekend.
> There are no tape movements on the weekend and there are fewer scratch
tapes
> required. This gives us a change to recover the ADSM database if we need
to.
> You could backup these file with ADSM or copy these files to a network
> drive.
>
> What are you trying to achieve with this procedure ?
>
> Leo Humar
> LCS Pty Ltd
> lhumar AT bigpond.net DOT au
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oliver Ehrmann <oehrmann AT GMX DOT DE>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> Date: 11 August 1999 18:23
> Subject: ADSM database Backup to a FILE device class
>
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I would like to backup my ADSM database in two steps. First to a FILE
> device
> >and then migrate this to a tape device class. The problem is that I don't
> >know how to migrate from one device class to another.
> >Does anybody know how I can solve this problem?
>