>we have nearly the same issue as you. I want to do an incremental backup at
>the weekend to File, because there are less scratch tapes required.
>
>-----Urspr|ngliche Nachricht-----
>Von: Leo Humar <lhumar AT BIGPOND.NET DOT AU>
>An: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. August 1999 12:08
>Betreff: Re: ADSM database Backup to a FILE device class
>
>
>> We also backup the database to a FILE device class.
>> The reason we did this is to do an incremental ADSM database backup on
the
>> weekend.
>> There are no tape movements on the weekend and there are fewer scratch
>tapes
>> required. This gives us a change to recover the ADSM database if we need
>to.
>> You could backup these file with ADSM or copy these files to a network
>> drive.
>>
>> What are you trying to achieve with this procedure ?
>>
>> Leo Humar
>> LCS Pty Ltd
>> lhumar AT bigpond.net DOT au
>>
>> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large
>> number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Oliver Ehrmann <oehrmann AT GMX DOT DE>
>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>> Date: 11 August 1999 18:23
>> Subject: ADSM database Backup to a FILE device class
>>
>>
>> >Hello,
>> >
>> >I would like to backup my ADSM database in two steps. First to a FILE
>> device
>> >and then migrate this to a tape device class. The problem is that I
don't
>> >know how to migrate from one device class to another.
>> >Does anybody know how I can solve this problem?
>>