Re: Using ontape when the server is up ?

Jonathan Leffler wrote: > Madison Pruet wrote: > > >>No problem. Online backups have been supported for quite some time. > > > Meaning about 1989 (or 1988), when OnLine 4.00 was introduced. I > don't think Turbo 1.03.0n (the predecessor version) allowed online > backups, but I'd stand to be corrected by those who used it. The > reason OnLine was so named was because it could run 24x7 (why do > people think that running 3.5 hours or so a day, as in 24/7, is so > great? And 1WD wouldn't be as much fun as 4WD in a 4x4?) and still > have coherent backups performed. And there is the slight performance > degradation you referred to - but it should, usually, be slight. I prefer my AWD car thanks. ;-) Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@MydasSolutions.com |//////// /| | Mydas Solutions Ltd http://MydasSolutions.com |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | |We value your comments, which have |/// / ////| | |been recorded and automatically |// / /////| | |emailed back to us for our records.|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ sending to informix-list