Need your thoughts on backup strategies

[paddler]

Hey all,

 I am working in an environment where EA is on a client laptop. I have advised them that they need to place EA on their production network but this seems to be taking IT a loong time ( over 1 year now).

 In the interim, I have been using the xmi export on the root package as a backup strategy. This was working and I had tested the import and everything looked groovy.

 Just last week, I found out that there was an error on line 105765 (!!!!) of the xmi import file and the Import bombs. So, I am moving forward with

a> closing down EA
b> backing up my project EAP file to CD
c> placing the EAP file on my prod network box for routine backup by IT

Has anyone else been in this situation and, if so, how have you backed up projects? I checked EA's online help and "backup" doesn't seem to exist as a utility.

 I am using 6.5 of EA (don't get me started)
 

[Geert Bellekens]

We are using EA on an SQL server backend, so the backup is part of the normal operations.

Geert

[son-of-sargasso]

DAMN!,
My normal vitriolic response just got canned by facebook. (DON'T ask! )

In short, MORAL: the only backup you can ever trust is the one YOU make.

Rule 24: Never trust the network-nasties backups.
Rule 25: 5:00pm - Task: make backup.

b

[paddler]

Umm

 SO then both of you are basically saying

 " I don't know?"
 

[Geert Bellekens]

I think it would be a lot safer to copy the database rather then using xmi export for the purpose of a backup.

Geert

[paddler]

'k , thanks for your thoughts

I continue to push to get this on the corp network