You can, but that doesn't guarantee you a "good" copy of the file, but a
"fuzzy" copy. It also doesn't get you any files that are exclusively opened
by an application. You'll need Open File Manager from St. Bernard Software
for this. When OFM recognizes a backup function starting on a disk, it
syncronizes the disk with a cache so that any new writes go to the file, but
the original data (time-zero) is placed in the cache. So when the backup
program reads the file, any changed data is ignored and OFM hands the backup
program the original data from the cache.

We have a client that is using OFM on lots of SQLServer boxes to backup the
active databases without having to bring SQL down. Not an ideal backup
solution, but OFM is working just fine. Make sure that you use the latest
OFM release and check for compatibility issues with your virus software.
Just a couple things we ran  into.

Bill Boyer
DSS, Inc.


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Sascha Braeuning
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 4:54 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Antwort: Backing Up Open Files


Hello,

you can use a different managementclass and then the option copy
serialization dynamic in the  backup copy group. Tivoli then backs up the
file at the first attempt if it is open or not!

MfG/regards
Sascha Brduning


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