[Info-vax] backups and compaction or nocompaction might be better

[Paul Sture]

In article <7c9d5425-77d6-4a84-a0bf-2e028004a9ca at googlegroups.com>,
 "pcoviello at gmail.com" <pcoviello at gmail.com> wrote:

> my backup command
> backup/noassist/norecord/noinit/ignore=(inter,label)/fast/media_format=compact
> ion/group=0/image/block=65024
> 
> 
> so basically should I be able to use compaction?

I don't have a standalone backup disk handy at the moment, but I am not 
sure that standalone backup has the ability to restore compacted backup 
save sets.

In other words you might not want to use compression on your system disk 
backups.

-- 
Paul Sture