On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 09:06:48 -0400,
Ketema Harris <ketema@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, your right, I meant not have to do the backups from the db server
> itself. I can do that within the storage device now, by allocating space
> for it, and letting the device copy the data files on some periodic basis.
Only if the database server isn't running or your SAN provides a way to
provide a snapshot of the data at a particular instant in time.