We are using RecoverPoint to do real time backups of our Sybase database devices for DR purposes.

To do this and ensure data integrity we are quiescing the databases, then using ssh to connect to the RecoverPoint appliance and create a bookmark, then unquiescing the databases.

The problem is that the connection to RecoverPoint takes about 2 seconds over ssh while the taking the actual bookmark is less than 1 second. We really cannot afford to have our production database quiesced (in read only mode) for any longer than neccessary.

Does anyone know of a way we can open the ssh connection to RecoverPoint 1st, then quiesce the database and take a bookmark using the already opened connection, and then unquiesce the database. If possible this will reduce the time that the database is in read only mode by over 80%.

I have tried file redirection, named pipes, multiplexing, and expect but cannot seem to get any of them to do what I want.

Any suggestions on the best way to accomplish this?