If the product's vendor is making a recommendation about how to back up (or
how not to back up) their product, it's probably a good idea to heed that
recommendation. You do not want to be in a position where you need to
restore, and the vendor can not help because you did not follow their
recommended backup procedure.

That said, it would be a good idea to ask the vendor why they make that
recommendation, so that you can evaluate its technical merits. In this
case, the vendor may have a very good reason for recomending against
incremental backups; on the other hand, perhaps they do not understand what
is meant by "incremental" backup, so again, a discussion as to why they
make the recommendation is a good idea, so that all parties understand the
issues.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Tivoli Systems
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
e-mail: araibeck AT tivoli DOT com
"The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked."
"The command line is your friend"


sal Salak Juraj <sal AT KEBA.CO DOT AT>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 04/26/2001 11:06:16 PM

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not a direct help for your OPT problem
but a general though about misconception
it has been caused by:

Much too often we speak - with our
vendors and bosses and customers as well -
about backup requirements.

NOBODY HAS ANY BACKUP REQUIREMENTS,
WE ALL DO ONLY HAVE RESTORE REQUIREMENTS.

The backup is only a way to accomplish it,
backup is only a tool and maybe a method,
but not our target.

If you happen to make your vendor understand this,
the chances are better he will not matter
what name of backup - incremental or selective - you use.

regards
Juraj Salak