Hi all, accidentally I didn't use the reply to all...
> -----Original Message----- > From: Heinrich, Tilo > Sent: Freitag, 15. Februar 2002 19:21 > To: 'JUNG, Christian' > Subject: RE: Max. filesize (Linux)? > > > Hi Christian, > > > And how do I backup such a large database (32TB is quite > > large and SAP DB > > can manage only up to 32 backup-devices [in my case files] for each > > backup-media-group)? At the moment I can only backup > > databases which aren't > > bigger than 64GB (32 * 2GB). > > You could specify a size for your backup media and would be > prompted the specify a new name for the next backup file, > every time the current backup file reaches the configured > size. More than one backup medium is only needed, if you > would like to speed up the backup by writing to more than one > backup file in parallel. > > This size option for medias does not work only for files but > for tapes too. So using tapes with a size of over 2GB for > backup is the normal method of backing up such large > databases. If SAP DB and your tape drive get along with each > other, it could be, that you not even need to specify the > size of your tapes in the medium definition, as SAP DB would > recognise the end of the tape and ask you for the next one. > > Best regards, > Tilo Heinrich > SAP Labs Berlin > _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
