Yes, you can backup to a disk a storage pool.  Just create one, then
specify it where you set up the db backup.

Also, to rename a node, just use the rename command.

>----------
>From:  Laszlo Nemeth[SMTP:laz AT SYBASE DOT COM]
>Sent:  Thursday, January 15, 1998 1:16 PM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       Is it possible to backup the database to disk?
>
>the manuals imply that it is but i can't figure out how to
>do it.
>
>also if a node changes names is it possible to move the old data
>to a new nodename?
>
>
>laz
>