>
> For those of you with large DBs - how is your DB backup time?

Full backup in about 2 hours to DLT4700 (DLT4000 7-tape stacker):

ADSM 3.1.2.42 on Solaris 2.6

adsm> q db f=d

          Available Space (MB): 67,780
        Assigned Capacity (MB): 60,000
        Maximum Extension (MB): 7,780
        Maximum Reduction (MB): 13,584
             Page Size (bytes): 4,096
            Total Usable Pages: 15,360,000
                    Used Pages: 8,224,140
                      Pct Util: 53.5
                 Max. Pct Util: 53.7
              Physical Volumes: 20
             Buffer Pool Pages: 236,800
         Total Buffer Requests: 451,645,669
                Cache Hit Pct.: 97.61
               Cache Wait Pct.: 0.00
           Backup in Progress?: Yes
    Type of Backup In Progress: Full
  Incrementals Since Last Full: 0
Changed Since Last Backup (MB): 7.74
            Percentage Changed: 0.02
Last Complete Backup Date/Time: 02/03/00   08:50:24


Steve Roder, University at Buffalo
VM Systems Programmer
UNIX Systems Administrator (Solaris and AIX)
ADSM Administrator
(tkssteve AT buffalo DOT edu | (716)645-3564 | 
http://ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu/~tkssteve)