rddr is another new Digitask product. It has the ability to dump raw devices to, or restore raw devices from, a tape subsystem or a save-set file on disk. It can also do raw device disk-to-disk copies! It will dump or restore character special device files, LSM volumes and TruCluster DRD’s.

Currently there is no command-line-based raw-device dump and restore product on the market that is as fast as rddr. Other third-party raw-device dump and restore utilities are complex and require much time and effort to implement successfully. Digitask’s rddr is a server-independent, command-line-based interface that SIMPLIFIES this task.

Server independence means that a tape with a rddr save-set can be restored to another system at any location you choose. The only requirement is that the other system also be running Digitask’s rddr.

If you have a high-speed COMPAQ, SUN, HP or other UNIX server or workstation, you know the value of high-performance. The faster your dump or restore operation completes, the quicker system resources are released to run your database and application software.