backing up read-only database

[tgru]

I am using log shipping. I want to be able to backup the secondary
read-only database. The data has to travel over a t1, and due to the
size of the databases, it saturates the network. Our tape backup system
resides at the secondary location (our offices), and we want to backup
the fulls to tape, so we either copy the fulls over the wire, or backup
the secondary databases, directly to the tape backup share on the local
net.

Is there a way to backup read-only databases? Can you backup databases
that have been restored "with recovery" instead of "with standby"?. I
can't find documentation about this online, or in the books.

Thanks,

TGru

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