Hi, A backupset wastes a lot of space (one node, one tape).
DRM and Archiving is the easiest way to handle this, because then you don't need to keep track of what is on which tape. But if you do not have DRM, then I would recommend an EXPORT. With an EXPORT you can export the active and/or inactive data. You can put multiple nodes on a export tape and it doesn't fill the database. And when you need to restore a tape you just import the filespace you want to disk pool and restore it to the node. Both exports and backupsets do not have copies, just in case your tape is destroyed. Regards, Robert Brilmayer > Hi, i want to generate a copy of the data of a node to be taken offsite, it > would be best if this copy doesn4t uses DB space, what i have in mind is > something like a "backup set - version level" is there a way to do this? the > requirement is for taking a copy of the monthly backup data of a node to the > offsite vault. > > thanks for any idea. > > LT > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > >