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sql server (microsoft) : why no CD burners or DVD burners for Backup??


PFC Sadr
2/22/2007 6:18:34 AM

I just found this in a measure-up exam; it kinda surprised me; it
seems like a no-brainer

backups cannot be directly written to CD or DVD burners

why is this true?
Jonathan Roberts
2/22/2007 7:45:19 PM
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A better question may be why would you want to do this? Create the
backup to disk and then copy it wherever you want. You can script the
bb_43 NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com
2/26/2007 12:00:00 AM
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Performance.
Burners are slow, compared to a HD.
dbahooker NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com
3/7/2007 3:01:32 PM
why would I want to backup to CDR or DVDR?

Are you kidding me?

WHY DOESNT THIS FEATURE WORK?

I MEAN FRIGGIN SERIOUSLY HERE GUYS; STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR MICROSOFT




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dbahooker NO[at]SPAM hotmail.com
3/7/2007 3:02:16 PM
so fucking what

tape drives are slow

sql server is slow

CDR and DVDR are the most popular archive mechanisms anywhere

-Aaron




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