Ed, I generally use a unix machine and the dd command to make a copy of the tape to disk and then ftp it over to the Windows machine.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >What I'm really looking for is a way to read backups to virtual tape >files made on other mv systems, like mvBase or mvEnterprise. >I hope you're pausing the database, or making sure everyone is off and >universe isn't doing anything becore you do your xcopy. There have been >a lot of postings here about the danger of using OS file management >commands on universe files. > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Taylor >>Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:37 PM >>To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org >>Subject: [U2] Re: Virtual Tape for UV/NT >> >> >>Ed, >> >>We use the xcopy command. >> >>It does not generate a "tape" formatted record. >> >>It simply copies the entire folder and all sub-folders and >>their records to another location, on the same or another >>computer on the network. >> >>In fact, if UV and the copied application folders are >>installed in the same disk volumes on both computers, the >>copied application software will run immediately upon being >>copied onto the target computer, without any tape restore. >> >>We run this from a script that is installed as a scheduled >>task under Windows, so it runs every night and we have both a >>backup of the database from the primary computer and a fully >>restored copy of it on the backup computer that is ready to >>run if necessary. >> >>hth, >> >>Dave >> >>Dave Taylor >>President >>Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. >>49 Aspen Way >>Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 >>800-SYSMARK (800-797-6275) >>(O) 310-544-1974 >>(P) 800-339-1497 >>(F) 310-377-3550 >>Your Source for Integrated EDI Translation and DataSync >>Integration www.sysmarkinfo.com >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> >>Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 11:53 AM >> >> >> >> >>>Has anyone ever figured out how to set up a virtual tape on >>> >>> >>universe >> >> >>>under windows? I've seen it done under unix, but for windows is it >>>possible? >>>------- >>>u2-users mailing list >>>u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org >>>To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ >>> >>> >>------- >>u2-users mailing list >>u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org >>To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ >> >> >------- >u2-users mailing list >u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org >To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
