On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 09:06:48 -0400, Ketema Harris <ketema@xxxxxxxxx> 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.