Re: warm database, tape device backup

milos.babic@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have few question regarding new PostgreSQL database installation.
>
> The potential installation will have to manage over 1.5 TB of data.
>
> Since our customers have an increasing demand for high availability, we
> decided to try with PostgreSQL's concept of warm standby database
> (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/warm-standby.html).
>
> Apart from having a standby database, we MUST HAVE an enterprise class
> reliable backup soltuion and the backup is our major concern now.
>
> My first question is: is there any commercial solution for on-line backup
> directly to tape device, eg like HP Data Protector or EMC NetWorker
> module for Oracle?

Can you just open the tape drive in append mode and keep writing to it
as a file?

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