>>Has anyone got any information on archiving data from your database so as to clean out the existing tables but also to store it outside the database in case it needs to be retrieved?
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>I just copy the entire DB to another directory, and zap the current tables. Just got a CD-W, also, so now I can do permanent sequential full archives easily to DC, and not ever have a space problem. Much easier than tapes.

There's a utility, TapeDisk, which allows you to use tape, partidularly DAT and DLT, as a DASD volume. I'm a long-time fan of TapeDisk, and have found literally dozens of uses for it. Try http://www.tapedisk.com for details; if you use SCSI tape, it's a very worthwhile consideration.