Re: ? Recommendations for VLDB backup strategy

Informix is working with some suppliers of backup software/hardware to integrate their new onbar api in their solutions. I don't remember right now who these suppliers where (some of the major once in the industry), but Informix should be able to tell you. david flinn/jennifer opp <flopp@ix.netcom.com> wrote: :Hi, :Just wondering what you would recommend as a backup :strategy for a large Informix 7.2 or 8.0 suite of :systems? :Is there a good software tool to help manage 1 terabyte :of archived Informix ontapes? Or is there a program that :interfaces directly with an Informix API? I know there is :a program DBtools for Oracle. Anything for Informix? :How about a good tape drive? A suite of 12 DLT, with a :Perl script runnings 12 ontapes in parallel? Do you use :a Storagetek or ATL device? There is such a utility available with the ztools (www.ztools.com). I haven't tested it so I know nothing about how well it works. :Any clues out there? :Thanks, :david flinn :dflinn@kpmg.com Nils.Myklebust@idg.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org