Rsync an offline database?

[BillDorrian at pgatourhq.com]

Thanks Kevin. Just doing a little sanity check before I go and copy 4TB 
worth of database files!

Bill Dorrian
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From:   Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net>
To:     rsync at lists.samba.org, 
Date:   06/28/2012 01:45 AM
Subject:        Re: Rsync an offline database?
Sent by:        rsync-bounces at lists.samba.org



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If the database isn't running then the database files are just files
and rsync is as good of a tool as any to copy them.

On 06/28/12 01:36, BillDorrian at pgatourhq.com wrote:
> Is rsync a good way to make a valid copy of offline database files
> (TSM, in this case) from one xfs filesystem to another? If so,
> which options should I use?
> 
> Once again, the database services would be shut down, so the
> database would be offline.
> 
> Bill Dorrian Network Administrator Desk: 904-273-7625 Cell:
> 904-859-9471
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