Whener any method to take backups while the data is changing is used, you risk to have those backups inconsistent. Will the method be St. Bernard OFM, TSM v5.2 OFM or SERialization=DYnamic, does not matter. It is the responsibility of the application and administrator to ensure consistency!
Access is intended for personal use. Consitent backups can be taken by closing the application and accessing the MDB file. You may need more robust RDBMS but probably this would require change in the application. Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Laura Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 17.09.2003 16:01 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: TSM AND ACCESS DATABASE ISSUES Server: Windows 2000 SP3 TSM Version: 5.1.9 OFM: Version 8.0 I have a Windows 2000 SP4 box that is running an Access database. This box has Open File Manger configured and running. Each night when TSM runs to do it's backup the database becomes corrupted and has to be repaired each day. Any ideas? Thanks, Laura Booth Carilion Health Systems