> LS> You missed a key point from Rick's post ... After backup we do a
> LS> ***test restore*** Obviously, Rick is double checking that the backup is
> valid.
>
> missed nothing. Test restore does not differ from usual restore.

It does not differ in functional steps, but in intent.

In the context he meant, that the backup was only to ensure that the backup was valid, no other use for the restore was intended -- so, it makes perfect sense that he would want to delete/destroy the backup once it had successfully completed.


Sean