If our backup software has open file support then would it be able to backup any file that is open and in use?
Backup sw = ArcServe (Windows) db system = MaxDB x64 on SuSE Linux x64 -----Original Message----- From: "Döhr, Markus ICC-H" [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 12:41 To: Kevin Wilson; Maxdb (E-mail) Subject: RE: backup of installation and data directories > I want to have our tape backup system come in and copy to > tape the full directory tree(s) of where maxdb is installed > while the database is running in online mode. Is there any > reason I cannot do this? No but you will not be able to backup the data files since they are open and used by the database. Greetz, SIEGENIA-AUBI KG Informationswesen i.A. Markus Döhr SAP-CC/BC, SAPDB-DBA Tel.: +49 6503 917-152 Fax: +49 6503 917-7152 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://www.siegenia-aubi.com -- MaxDB Discussion Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/maxdb To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]