Open Files – Will SEP sesam backup open files?
Yes, SEP sesam can backup open files for both Linux and Windows. Linux SEP sesam for Linux does backup open files. For Windows Open files can be backed up with the Volume Shadow Copy Service by Microsoft. To do an open file backup a Windows Snapshot of the data and partition that are to be backed up is made and then the partition is backed up. Databases should be backed up using the appropriate SEP sesam database module.