Re: [nv-l] Compress database Directory

[Julie V Opheim <jopheim@us.ibm.com>]

Scott...

I have stopped all the NetView services, tar'd up the whole OV directory
and tar'd it back during upgrade testing, patch testing, etc...
if services are down, I haven't had issues.

We also use tar every night to back things up... but we stop netmon first.

Good luck!

Julie V Opheim
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IBM Global Services - SDCW @ American Express
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NetView 7.1.3 AIX 4.3.3

I am doing some trouble shooting on one of my NetView servers and I am
getting ready to restart automatic map generation but before I do I want to
back up my databases directory. I remember someone telling me not to use
tar
on the databases because it can damage them. Is that true and if it is,
what
should I use?

Thanks,

Scott Bursik
PBSG