How large is the database you are wanting to back up? On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:43:52 +1300 "Steven Jones" <Steven.Jones@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Legato is good (but you need the disk staging add-on), but it costs, > my > favourite though is Tivoli that backs up to disk by default, then > archives to tape, it costs as well, I have not used the server on > Linux > but Im told its good. > > There is no real OSS backup software I am aware of. Try > www.freshmeat.net but I don't think you are going to be in luck. If > you > could get Informix to dump itself as a file to a harddrive, (which I > thought it could?) then Amanda is a good network backup tool, though > nfs > mounts and tar rock for me. > > Also there is a hot and cold option, ie will the backup be done > while > the DB is on line (hot), or do you offline (cold) the db while the > backup is done. Hot backup costs more..... > > Regards > > Thing > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gentian Hila [mailto:genti.tech@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, 10 March 2005 8:37 a.m. > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: backup software for Informix > > Does anybody know any good software, free or for sale that runs on > RedHat (AS or ES) that backups an Informix DB to a Hard Drive, able > to > backup open files and able to compress the data ? > > > Thank you so much. > > Gentian > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list