Calvin,

> Why would you want to backup data, that is only useable on the networker
> server to a tape on a remote storage node?

DR (ie, disaster recovery).

If the next guided missile takes out both your index disk and the tapes
that you backup'ed it to you are stuffed...

If the two are in different locations you have a better chance of
rebuilding the destroyed one.

George.
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George Scott           George.Scott AT its.monash DOT edu
Systems Programmer, IT Services, Monash University

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