ahhh gotcha, we are on the same page then. thanks for the help, I appreciate it.
[scenario] do full backup Maxdb via DBMGUI backup all Maxdb files via file system (arcserve, backupexec, etc.) HD gets wiped restore data from tape do full recovery via dbmgui using last full backup Whammo! we are back in business. -----Original Message----- From: "Döhr, Markus ICC-H" [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 14:49 To: Kevin Wilson Subject: RE: backup of installation and data directories > What do you mean by logical backup? My full backup is done in > online mode, do you mean that I would need to take it to > admin mode and run a full backup for my recovery scenario to work? No - as long as you not do the full backup via backing up the files themselves but via the database itself. Those backups are consistent and can be used to restore the database - and recover log if necessary. -- Markus -- MaxDB Discussion Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/maxdb To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
