Back up to a directory
If you choose to back up to a directory, you do not need to provide tapes. Instead, you back up the data to a directory of a local file system or a directory that has been mounted on the local system.
The person who runs the backup must have write permission to the directory. The directory must have enough disk space to hold the backed-up data. You can use operating system utilities to compress the data after it is backed up.
Backing up to a directory has
the following advantages:
- Multiple instances can simultaneously back up to the same directory file system.
- You can use operating system utilities to compress or otherwise process the data.
- You can easily configure your system to automatically back up a log file when the file is full.