> What type of storeage system are you using? Does it have the necessary I/O > capability to allow the throughput you are going to require?
The I/O is coming from the Teradata box. Teradata is a dedicated Database system that is highly optimized and uses very high parallelism. We are told it can pump the backup out really fast, as long as it's tuned correctly. The DBA's are responsible for this side of things. Teradata has a backup program called "Bar" which runs on dedicated servers (one or more)(Windows or Linux) that interfaces to the Teradata database engine. From or understanding, this program does not handle any media, including writing to disk. It expects to interface with another program (TSM, NetBackup, etc). They have written a interface to the TSM API client. Rick ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately, and delete the original message.
