how to perform the 100 GB capacity database backups???

This is a multipart mime message --Next_1112945434---0-202.54.124.152-15284 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hi All,=0Ai have a small doubut that currently we are using the databases w= hich is 20 to 30GB capacity.But we are expecting that it will reach 100 to = 120GB..So in this case how i can perform the back up's without end users op= erations.Normally how long it will take?.Is there any way to reduce the bac= kup time?.=0A=0AMuralidhar=0A --Next_1112945434---0-202.54.124.152-15284 Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline <P>=0AHi All,<BR>=0Ai have a small doubut that currently we are using the d= atabases which is 20 to 30GB capacity.But we are expecting that it will rea= ch 100 to 120GB..So in this case how i can perform the back up's without en= d users operations.Normally how long it will take?.Is there any way to redu= ce the backup time?.<BR>=0A<BR>=0AMuralidhar<BR>=0A=0A</P>=0A<br><br>=0A<A = target=3D"_blank" HREF=3D"http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp= "><IMG SRC=3D"http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.redif= fmail.com/inbox.htm@Bottom" BORDER=3D0 VSPACE=3D0 HSPACE=3D0></a>=0A --Next_1112945434---0-202.54.124.152-15284-- sending to informix-list