>> If you intend to run a sweep on the source database after a backup, you >> don't need to garbage collect in the source database during a backup, >> thus using gbak -g is fine. > > > On the other hand, the time spent garbage collecting during the backup > reduces > the time the sweep takes, so the net diffference is probably not measurable.
True, but with omitting garbage collection during the backup, one can get a finished backup faster. Regards, Thomas
