Thanks all, Though keeping the orginal full around(to create other synthetics) does seem a bit strange. Hopefully Netbackup will mature to elimnate the constraint.
Jim -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of cpreston Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 1:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Veritas-bu] Synthetic Backups > I've been testing it myself. I think you do need to keep that full > backup around. The "synthetic" part of a synthetic backup is the > consolidation of the full backup and the incrementals into a single > image. This is done via duplication. What makes it synthetic is that it is created tape to tape instead of transferring a bunch of non-changed data from the client again. Once that new (synthetic) full is created, there is no need for previous fulls (other than for retention). The new full DOES NOT rely on the old full once it's created. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |This was sent by [email protected] via Backup Central. Forward SPAM |to [email protected]. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - [email protected] http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu _______________________________________________ Veritas-bu maillist - [email protected] http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-bu
