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I have seen several backup questions recently, and they got me
thinking. All of the answers in the group have required unloading the
database. I use Cobain Backup (I don't remember if link posting is
against the rules, so I won't post the link, but you can find it
easily), which is a freeware backup program. It is simple, and works
very well. The important thing about it is that is uses VSS, so the
database is backed up live (restores, of course require a user
disconnect). I never have to lock out my users. This brings me to my
question, which is, is backing up the database live (using VSS, not
some oddball hack to trick the database or OS into thinking that it is
offline) a bad idea? Thanks, Jason -- Jason Kramer University Archives and Records Management 002 Pearson Hall (302) 831 - 3127 (voice) (302) 831 - 6903 (fax) |
