In a prior incarnation I worked at a site that did backups of Sybase on
raw devices.  Rather than backup the raw devices we used SQL Backtrack
software to do the backups.   Not sure if it is still available but I
believe it (like RMAN) can be run with the DB on line.  To have a good
point in time backup of raw devices you'd need to stop the DB
completely.   (You could do that by using BCVs of the DB then doing your
backup from the BCVs if on EMC.)

 

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From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of BeDour,
Wayne
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 9:47 AM
To: Veritas Netbackup; NB List Mail
Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] \\\\\ Raw FS backup : Sybase IQ /////

 

The raw backup backups the full device so it would be the entire 5TB.

 

Wayne BeDour

IT Unix System Administrator

PH: 313-240-3374  FAX: 313-240-3065

Internet:  wbedour at lear.com

 

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[mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Veritas
Netbackup
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 3:55 PM
To: NB List Mail
Subject: [Veritas-bu] \\\\\ Raw FS backup : Sybase IQ /////

 

We have a new datawarehouse RDBMS, Sybase IQ 12.6

Since its not supported by Symantec, we have decided to backup {cold}
the devices {raw}.

The database is arnd 2.4 TB but the devices are arnd 5 TB, how much will
netbackup have to backup.

2.4 TB or 5 TB.

Regards,
BIJU

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