RMAN Backup Question [message #385714] |
Tue, 10 February 2009 14:14 |
maria.maskell@phh.com
Messages: 3 Registered: February 2009 Location: Sparks, MD
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Hello,
I'm new to Oracle and RMAN. I've just set up RMAN backups as follows:
* Full backup every week on Sunday
* Incremental backups on the other nights
* Retention is to keep 2 backups (CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 2;)
* File system backups (outside of Oracle) copy the backup files to tape after the backup has completed.
* Issue the "delete noprompt obsolete" command to clean up the file system
Basically, I want the ability to restore to the latest 4 backups, but I only have storage to keep 2 sets of backups on disk. Will the above strategy support this? Do I need to set any other configuration parameters?
Thanks,
Maria
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Re: RMAN Backup Question [message #386044 is a reply to message #385907] |
Thu, 12 February 2009 05:51 |
maria.maskell@phh.com
Messages: 3 Registered: February 2009 Location: Sparks, MD
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I actually have space for 3 backups. I understand that the REDUNDANCY 2 will allow me to keep 2 backups, and I need space for 3 because it won't delete the backup until it's successful. My question centers around recovery. Can I recover the latest 4 backups if the parameter is set to 2.
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