Re: server managed backup on XE
From: <rnbjrnbj_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:56:39 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <5646d7bb-7356-4ccf-9882-de472e09a039_at_z23g2000prd.googlegroups.com>
On Apr 26, 5:04 pm, johnbhur..._at_sbcglobal.net wrote:
> On Apr 26, 9:53 am, rnbjr..._at_gmail.com wrote:
>
> snip
>
> > > > Hello, I am just trying to learn the limitation as stated in the
> > > > document.please read that pdf. Nothing more and nothing less. Oracle
> > > > should be able to clarify what they documented in a straight forward
> > > > fashion. Am I asking for too much?
>
> > > I read that pdf ... I am not confused about the capabilities of XE as
> > > noted in that document.
>
> > > What exactly are you confused about?
>
> > simple, what is server based backup!
>
> Well if you look herehttp://www.oracle.com/database/product_editions.html
> Oracle makes it pretty clear at least for 11g XE they claim that XE
> does not provide ( or at least is not supported ) rman ... using the
> main search atwww.oracle.comand the words server managed backup.
>
> That's not terminology that people in the dba community use for rman.
>
> The 10g pdf that you point to do say that XE provides/supports
> incremental backup and recovery ( aka rman ).
>
> So at this point we are left with two different interpretations from
> oracle about XE and rman.
>
> My guess is that 11g XE will do an rman backup and recovery. My guess
> is that oracle wants people to be nervous about whether that is
> supported or not and that they want to sell standard licenses to
> anyone wanting to backup an xe database.
>
> My guess is that you will be hard pressed to get much more from oracle
> about the status of XE and if they support rman for it or not. Then
> again ... they don't really support XE at all do they ... at least
> formally. I have heard rumours that you can patch XE with regular
> patchsets.
>
> So in other words ... this whole area is probably clear as mud ... as
> oracle probably intends it to be.
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:56:39 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <5646d7bb-7356-4ccf-9882-de472e09a039_at_z23g2000prd.googlegroups.com>
On Apr 26, 5:04 pm, johnbhur..._at_sbcglobal.net wrote:
> On Apr 26, 9:53 am, rnbjr..._at_gmail.com wrote:
>
> snip
>
> > > > Hello, I am just trying to learn the limitation as stated in the
> > > > document.please read that pdf. Nothing more and nothing less. Oracle
> > > > should be able to clarify what they documented in a straight forward
> > > > fashion. Am I asking for too much?
>
> > > I read that pdf ... I am not confused about the capabilities of XE as
> > > noted in that document.
>
> > > What exactly are you confused about?
>
> > simple, what is server based backup!
>
> Well if you look herehttp://www.oracle.com/database/product_editions.html
> Oracle makes it pretty clear at least for 11g XE they claim that XE
> does not provide ( or at least is not supported ) rman ... using the
> main search atwww.oracle.comand the words server managed backup.
>
> That's not terminology that people in the dba community use for rman.
>
> The 10g pdf that you point to do say that XE provides/supports
> incremental backup and recovery ( aka rman ).
>
> So at this point we are left with two different interpretations from
> oracle about XE and rman.
>
> My guess is that 11g XE will do an rman backup and recovery. My guess
> is that oracle wants people to be nervous about whether that is
> supported or not and that they want to sell standard licenses to
> anyone wanting to backup an xe database.
>
> My guess is that you will be hard pressed to get much more from oracle
> about the status of XE and if they support rman for it or not. Then
> again ... they don't really support XE at all do they ... at least
> formally. I have heard rumours that you can patch XE with regular
> patchsets.
>
> So in other words ... this whole area is probably clear as mud ... as
> oracle probably intends it to be.
That all makes sense John. Thank you for responses. Its great help and
input
Suri
Received on Sun Apr 26 2009 - 21:56:39 CDT