Since I don't see any other response, I'll pipe up here:

We used to have a little bit of SAS on UNIX, and we now have SAS on Windows.
I don't know of anything special that is required to backup or restore - SAS
data sets are just files.  SAS calls them "data bases", and they are in a
non-text format, but they are just files.

Now there are other issues you MAY have with SAS - there is a SASSHARE
application that will let multiple users access the same SAS data base, and
some people write SAS-driven applications that can keep a process running
with a SAS file open for long periods of time.

So I think the issues are the same as with any other application software -
if nobody has the files allocated/open at the time you run your backup, the
backup is good.  If users are accessing the files at the time - all bets are
off, you need to either find a way to copy/export the data before the backup
is done, or shut the application down before you backup.

If in doubt, call SAS Institute, they are generally very helpful...



-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Mansfield [mailto:WMansfield AT SOLUTIONTECHNOLOGY DOT COM]
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 3:25 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: SAS data backup


Is there anything special for backing up SAS data on Unix?  We're looking
at using
TSM to back up a very large, multi-volume SAS system, and I heard
somewhere that
steps were required to ensure a consistent backup.  Any help greatly
appreciated.

Bill Mansfield
wmansfield AT solutiontechnology DOT com