Yes, this can be done. We -that is my customer- do it all the time with lots of DB2 databases. Each DB2 userid has a backup userid with the same set of minidisks addresses. We have a server _BUSERVER- that uses workers -BU1 to BUn- to copy all minidisks over. It verifies if the target user has minidisks corresponding to the source DB2 user. And indeed, later on the cloned DB2 is copied to tape, in our case by VMBACKUP, so our server is not involved in the backup to tape.
I'll send you a copy of our BUSERVER execs. Kris, IBM Belgium, VM customer support > Today we use DDR backup to backup our production vse > disk to tape. > this takes about an hour, > we are looking for ways to decrease our backup window. > process today as follows, > force each vse (2) offline and use DDR backup to copy > packs to tape. > bring all vse's back online. > > Could I copy the volumes from my Production VSE to > another set of DISK not defined to my Producton VSE > and the bring my Production vse back online? > I would then use ddr to make tape backups of the > copied disk. > ( this is just like a manual FlashCopy) > Question: Can this be done, > Question: today It takes about an hour, could I > reduce this window manually to about 10 mins (just the > copy to get the production vse back online). > Randy Dray > Systems Programmer > Morton Buildings Inc. > Morton IL > (309) 263-6397 > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com
