I have to through my $.02 worth in. We prefer using tape to refresh the
data in our test environment. We do a full system back up on Friday
nights and use these tapes to refresh the test data. It is the best tape
validation method we've found. Yes it takes longer, but you *know* your
data has been backed up.

Rich Holloway
Systems Administrator
Providence Health Plans
Phone: (503) 574-7457
Fax: (503) 574-8614
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