Rich,

I've always restored the partial first, then the full backup. It's been a long time since I've done one and I know there was a reason why it's done that way, but I cannot remember why. I'd have to do some research.  .... Either that or ask the list if anyone remembers the reasons and the syntax. I do it so infrequently that it escapes me. I do know that my HP reps have told me to do partial then full when restoring. Sorry I'm not much more help.

Cynthia Bridges-Fowler
MIS Operations Analyst
IMC Salt, Inc., a division of IMC Global
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>>> Rich Trapp <[log in to unmask]> 08/08/00 05:14PM >>>
Gang,
  Ok, I feel ignorant w/o a box to play with...I guess humility is good for
me. (no comments Art!)

  Some of my cohorts are asking if a partial backup will store only the
datasets that have been modified, or if it will store the entire database.

   We're working on some recovery plans and we're wondering if restoring the
latest partial over the latest full will cause the database to be
inconsistent.  Doesn't seem likely even if only rootfile and datasets that
have changed are stored...everything should be consistent (right?).

RAT

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