You can, but that doesn't guarantee you a "good" copy of the file, but a "fuzzy" copy. It also doesn't get you any files that are exclusively opened by an application. You'll need Open File Manager from St. Bernard Software for this. When OFM recognizes a backup function starting on a disk, it syncronizes the disk with a cache so that any new writes go to the file, but the original data (time-zero) is placed in the cache. So when the backup program reads the file, any changed data is ignored and OFM hands the backup program the original data from the cache.
We have a client that is using OFM on lots of SQLServer boxes to backup the active databases without having to bring SQL down. Not an ideal backup solution, but OFM is working just fine. Make sure that you use the latest OFM release and check for compatibility issues with your virus software. Just a couple things we ran into. Bill Boyer DSS, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@;VM.MARIST.EDU]On Behalf Of Sascha Braeuning Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 4:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Antwort: Backing Up Open Files Hello, you can use a different managementclass and then the option copy serialization dynamic in the backup copy group. Tivoli then backs up the file at the first attempt if it is open or not! MfG/regards Sascha Brduning Sparkassen Informatik, Fellbach OrgEinheit: 6322 Wilhelm-Pfitzer Str. 1 70736 Fellbach Telefon: (0711) 5722-2144 Telefax: (0711) 5722-1634 Mailadr.: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
