advantages and disadvantages in using the Legato Microsoft SQL module

[eskolnik]

What are the advantages and disadvantages in using the Legato Microsoft SQL module for backing up MS SQL databases?

Could some one explain why using Legato to perform this function is better way to go than using the standard SQL maintenance plans to dump SQL to flat files and then have the standard NetWorker client dump those files to tape (or lower cost disk). Ed Skolnik

 

[ag100]

Hi,

The big advantage is that you don't need disk. It allows hot backups to go from disk directly to tape, using the MS API.

I don't know how valuable that is anymore, but...

-ag100