Re: ontape vs onbar

>(a) anyone with a > crib sheet and a brain can do an ontape backup / restore, I am not convinced the brain is necessary!! andykent.bristol1095@virgin.net (Andy Kent) wrote in message news:<ac5fb36.0404140056.771c4554@posting.google.com>... > "Andrew Hamm" <ahamm@mail.com> wrote in message news:<c5i2cd$1ta65$1@ID-79573.news.uni-berlin.de>... > > Colin Bull wrote: > > >> Ontape is quick and easy, but does not guarantee consistent > > >> restores if databse is active when backed up. > > > > Sorry, but Wrong! I hope someone else refuted this statement. > > OK, I'll refute it: the entire post showed a fundamental > misunderstanding of what ontape and onbar do and of the differences > between them. > > Refuting enough for you? > > For the record, BOTH products guarantee consistent restores, BOTH > synchronise with any available logical logs and BOTH have the same > other fundamental features such as online and incremental backups. > > onbar just adds a whole universe more media management facilities - > and the encumbent headaches of setting it all up - plus some nifty > extra facilities like point-in-time restores and backing up logs to > temporary files if the tape fills up. > > The main reasons I tend to be nervous of onbar are, (a) anyone with a > crib sheet and a brain can do an ontape backup / restore, and (b) > onbar can be incredibly fickle, and require manual cleaning up / > kludging if you foul it up the first time. > > Andy

scottishpoet wrote: >> (a) anyone with a >> crib sheet and a brain can do an ontape backup / restore, > > I am not convinced the brain is necessary!! I prefer people without significant brain activity. I tell people, find the most boring person in the company and use them. Look for someone who dots all the I's and crosses all the T's, who has mortadella and tomato sauce on white bread sandwiches every day, and has worn the same style of shirt/dress for the last 15 years. They are the person most likely to be able to religiously follow a backup procedure, and as such, this person is worth their weight in gold.