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Preparing the user script and batch command file
To prepare the script for execution from the Create Replica Wizard:
1. Save the user script file in any folder on the database server. You must supply this location in the
Create Replica Wizard.
2. Save the batch command file in the directory C:\tmp on the backup server.
Performing tape backups and restores
This topic covers tape backups and restores and explains their relationship to disk-based replicas:
NOTE:
Tape backups are not made from the primary volumes on the database server, but from the secondary
volumes on the backup server. A tape is essentially a dump of an application replica.
• By default, Replication Manager does not perform tape backups. A separate backup management
product must be configured on the backup server to command the tape drive and operated
manually. For details, see
Saving a replica to tape or Restoring a replica from tape .
• To automate tape backups, the Create Replica Wizard supports the use of a backup script that
executes the tape commands. This allows Replication Manager mount and unmount the necessary
secondary volumes and execute the script. For details, see
Automating tape backups with scripts .
Figure 24 Tape backup and restore operations
Saving a replica to tape
Saving a replica to tape has the following prerequisites:
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