Re: Help a new DBA

exp user/password file=<dumpfilename> full=y consistent=y direct=y log=<logname>

This will create a read consistent export of the database for you.

judysemo_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
> In article <36374C1F.AD47B767_at_iname.com>,
> Dennis Chebotarev <tdennis_at_iname.com> wrote:
> > Use Oracle Export Utility (EXP73) and export whatever they want.
> >
> > Dave Rhodes wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > > Hope someone can help me. I was on a Oracle training course last week, and
> > > now I've been made into DBA (prior to the course, I'd never seen or used
> > > Oracle) so I'm a bit bewildered by everything at the moment.
> > >
> > > I've been asked to create a 'dump' of our database. Can anyone tell me
> > > what this means, and more importantly what I need to do.
> > >
> > > Do I have to use EXP73 and export something, or is this something I do with
> > > SVRMGR? (That's all I've managed to find out about so far)
> > >
> > > I'm using Oracle 7.x (I don't know what version)
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > Dave
> >
> >
> Hi Dave,
> I'm in the same boat that you are, but the folks who were the DBA's did
> leave me some documentation. Here's what they told me:
> 1) Login to the machine where the database is (I telneted)
> using the DBA username and password.
> 2) Then cd to the /apps/oracle/backup directory
> 3) type exp to start the export process
> you will be asked for a username and password, this should be the
> owner of the database.
> 4) accept all defaults except the filename; you should name it
> according to the date such as mmddyy.backup.dmp
> 5) Export everything (defaults again) this will take a few minutes
>
> Hope it goes as well for you as it did for me.
>
> Judy Semo
> Virginia Beach, VA
>
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  Received on Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00:00 CST