Vantage server backup

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You need to contact Tech Support to get the correct way to backup the
database. Previous versions have a utility that copies the running database
so you can backup the copy. Trying to backup/copy the running database any
other way is not a good idea. Tech Support has white papers on how to do it
properly.

I don't know how version 8 handles this so I am not going to get into
details on version 6.

Mitchell Kirby
Riten Industries, Inc.

740-333-8719 Direct
800-338-0027 Sales
800-338-0717 FAX


-----Original Message-----
From: Mercury Systems Administrator
[mailto:sysadmin@...]
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 4:05 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Vantage server backup



Hello all,

We are a new Vantage customer configuring a Windows2003 server to run
Vantage v8.0 on the Progress database. This is our first Windows based
server.

We are considering purchasing EMC's Retrospect
(http://www.dantz.com/en/products/business.dtml) to backup 2 Windows servers
and important client workstations to an LTO tape drive. It would be great
to know if anyone has used Retrospect to backup Vantage and if so did you
have any issues?

In a more general sense, I was wondering what hardware, software and
processes everyone is using to backup their Vantage servers that use the
Progress DB on a Windows OS. I'm especially interested in any "gotcha's"
for getting a good backup of Vantage. Like does the database need to be
shutdown and users logged off to get a reliable backup?

Thank you,

Dan Snyder
Mercury Electronics
717-854-9557 ext. 224
http://www.mercuryelectronics.com/




Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
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Hello all,

We are a new Vantage customer configuring a Windows2003 server to run
Vantage v8.0 on the Progress database. This is our first Windows based
server.

We are considering purchasing EMC's Retrospect
(http://www.dantz.com/en/products/business.dtml) to backup 2 Windows servers
and important client workstations to an LTO tape drive. It would be great
to know if anyone has used Retrospect to backup Vantage and if so did you
have any issues?

In a more general sense, I was wondering what hardware, software and
processes everyone is using to backup their Vantage servers that use the
Progress DB on a Windows OS. I'm especially interested in any "gotcha's"
for getting a good backup of Vantage. Like does the database need to be
shutdown and users logged off to get a reliable backup?

Thank you,

Dan Snyder
Mercury Electronics
717-854-9557 ext. 224
http://www.mercuryelectronics.com/
3
make sure you use the vantage backup utility;
then make sure to test your backups periodically



Frank Zeigafuse

Innovative Office Products

General Manager

Direct Phone: 610-559-6369

Email: fzeigafuse@...



-----Original Message-----
From: Mercury Systems Administrator [mailto:sysadmin@...]

Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 4:05 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Vantage server backup


Hello all,

We are a new Vantage customer configuring a Windows2003 server to run
Vantage v8.0 on the Progress database. This is our first Windows based
server.

We are considering purchasing EMC's Retrospect
(http://www.dantz.com/en/products/business.dtml) to backup 2 Windows servers
and important client workstations to an LTO tape drive. It would be great
to know if anyone has used Retrospect to backup Vantage and if so did you
have any issues?

In a more general sense, I was wondering what hardware, software and
processes everyone is using to backup their Vantage servers that use the
Progress DB on a Windows OS. I'm especially interested in any "gotcha's"
for getting a good backup of Vantage. Like does the database need to be
shutdown and users logged off to get a reliable backup?

Thank you,

Dan Snyder
Mercury Electronics
717-854-9557 ext. 224
http://www.mercuryelectronics.com/



Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links



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