How does Dakota Backup handle open files?To help counteract these issues Dakota Backup has a range of options which handle open files. These options, combined with use of the Pre and Post commands, enable the backup of almost any file. Dakota Backup also can use Microsoft VSS which handles access to open files. More complex environments such as Oracle or DB2 can usually be configured to dump their data into a normal file which will be delta blocked and backed up as normal unless the specific Backup Set type is not used.
Open files are an issue in most backup environments. If a file is open exclusively on a workstation, it is the server's responsibility to stop anyone else, including a backup application, accessing that file.
To help counteract these issues Dakota Backup has a range of options which handle open files. These options, combined with use of the Pre and Post commands, enable the backup of almost any file. Dakota Backup also can use Microsoft VSS which handles access to open files. More complex environments such as Oracle or DB2 can usually be configured to dump their data into a normal file which will be delta blocked and backed up as normal unless the specific Backup Set type is not used.
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