Re: Logical log backup - Why!?

In article <664vq3$ipd$1@arctic.discover.net>, "Eric R. Gavin" <Eric_Gavin@maf.org> writes >I understand that the logical logs must be backed up consistently in order >to be freed, but why would I need to back them up otherwise? > >If I did a Level 0 backup once per week and then a Level 1 every other >weekday wouldn't that be sufficient? > >We're not a mission-critical, 24hour - 7 day/week organization. If we lost >a day's worth of data it wouldn't be a big deal. > This would be a deal to any customer I have ever come across. >Are there any reasons to do Level 0, Level 1 AND preserve our Logical Log >backups? Right now I'm thinking of setting a continuous backup and >redirecting the Logical Log Tape Device to NUL. > >Would anybody counsel against this? And why? > And that is why. >TIA, > >Eric Gavin > > -- David Williams