[Veritas-bu] DB backup tapes and DR
2006-12-22 16:36:57
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[Veritas-bu] DB backup tapes and DR |
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bob944 at attglobal.net (bob944) |
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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.
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> Big snippage before and after this quote.
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> 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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