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[Veritas-bu] DB backup tapes and DR

2006-12-22 16:36:57
Subject: [Veritas-bu] DB backup tapes and DR
From: bob944 at attglobal.net (bob944)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:36:57 -0500
> On 12/22/2006 3:07 PM, bob944 wrote:
> > Note that the offline catalog backup process does _not_ 
> > draw tapes from your scratch pool as normal backups do.  
> 
> Big snippage before and after this quote.
> 
> The 6.0 catalog process is *much* better than before.  It now draws 
> tapes from the scratch pool, has expiration dates, allows hot catalog 
> backups - both fulls and incrementals - and is handled by a normal 
> policy like every other backup. It's a welcome addition to NetBackup!

Ed fails to note the fourth word of what he quoted:  offline.  :-)

Offline backups don't change; it's still simple, bulletproof bpsyncinfo.


The _online_, or "hot" catalog backups, AKA "catalog backups for
sissies," are a whole 'nuther thing.

Merry tongue-in-cheek Christmas!



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