Re: what if recovery catalog is lost?

Ruth,

Do you know if it's possible to make backup of recovery catalog using export/import?

Regards,
Alexandre

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> I have put my recovery catalog database in archivelog mode. I do a cold
> backup of the database and the archivelogs each Friday. This way I won't
> lose it.
>
> Ruth
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>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > That strange, but this has never come to my mind before.
> > Ideally, the recovery catalog should be on other than production server
> (and
> > it always was for me). And recovery catalog's database should be copied
as
> > well. Perhaps, using production database for recovery catalog.
> > What if recovery catalog and production database crash at the same time
> and
> > there is no way to recovery database with recovery catalog?
> > I need the functionality of RMAN with recovery catalog, but I don't have
> > separate server :( so I'm going to place it on the same server, but
> > different database. I'm going to backup both databases symbiothically
> using
> > each other as recovery catalog.
> > If something goes wrong and server crashes with both databases, I will
> have
> > backup copies but no catalog.
> >
> > >>Recovery scenarios:<<
> >
> > --1. I could create empty recovery catalog and collect all information
> again
> > with CATALOG comand, but this works only when target database is open.
> > Right?
> >
> > --2. Another possibility is to use RESYNC CATALOG FROM BACKUP CONTROL
FILE
> > should work fine, doesn't it? The only problem is that last structural
> > changes are not available.
> >
> > --3. I'm not sure about third scenario - recovery target database
without
> > recovery catalog with backups taken while recovere catalog existed.
> >
> > I'm going to test this cases before set it up in production and I'd like
> to
> > know about you experience in that area.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Alexandre
> >
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