RMAN questions

From: Tirumala, Surendra HS <surendra.tirumala_at_hs.utc.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 14:34:48 -0500
Message-Id: <10704.124103@fatcity.com>

Hi List,

I am in the process of developing bkup & reco strategy.I have a couple of questions for the list.

1)
I am not able to connect to target database if I issue

$rman target system/pwd_at_test rcvcat rman/rman_at_rman

I am not using any pwd file with target db.

I am able to connect to, if I issue

$rman target / catalog rman/rman_at_rman

My doubt is whether the OS level privileges are allowing me to connect like this or something else is there.

2)
I developed scripts to take consitent(cold) bkup and hot bkups.

I need some clarifications regarding my following assumption.

RMAN can never take the bkup of current online logfile(the file in which 'shutdown immediate/normal' command is there) And to recover the database (complete) this log file is very much needed. The only way to let RMAN know about this logfile is to bakup at OS level and catalog this.

Looking forward for help in this regard, Received on Fri Dec 08 2000 - 13:34:48 CST