Re: Help a new DBA

Each table exported will be read consistent. However if there is update activity going on, tables will not be consistent with each other.

Quinton McCombs (quintonm_at_bellsouth.net) wrote:
: 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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