I would beg to differ about Oracle not putting effort into data
recovery at this point in time...
especially since I know people working in the Center for Expertise who
are working on just that.
- DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM> wrote:
> I have the earlier version of Velpuri's book and find that it is
> excellent.
> One thing to keep in mind is that Oracle isn't putting much effort
> into the
> hot/cold backup & recovery recently. Therefore if your interest is in
> that
> area, then I wouldn't wait for a new edition (your database might
> crash
> before then).
> John - Thanks for pointing out that Velpuri's book isn't very strong
> in RMAN. I recently purchased the O'Reilly Oracle RMAN Pocket
> Reference. I
> haven't had a chance to dig deeply into it, but I am confident it is
> worth
> the $13 U.S. it cost. That is a current problem with RMAN - the lack
> of good
> documentation.
> Dennis Williams
> DBA
> Lifetouch, Inc.
> dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 3:37 PM
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>
>
> Sam,
>
> If you want to understand the internals of Hot/cold backup/recovery
> (with
> case studies!) as well as the Database in general, this is an
> excellent
> book. If you are looking for extensive RMAN-only information, then
> you may
> be disappointed... I would certainly buy it! (already have the 7.3 as
> well
> as the 8.0 version)
>
> Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
> John Kanagaraj
> Oracle Applications DBA
> DBSoft Inc
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sam Bootsma [mailto:SamB_at_cpas.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 10:10 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: FW: Rama Velpuri's 9i Backup and Recovery Book Available?
> >
> >
> > > I am thinking of buying Rama Velpuri's book, 'Oracle 8i Backup
> and
> > > Recovery'. Can anybody tell me if this is still considered
> > to be one of
> > > the best Oracle Backup and Recovery books available? Before
> > buying the 8i
> > > version of this book, can anybody tell me if there is a 9i
> > book available?
> > > Or if there are plans to produce a 9i version of the book
> > and when it
> > > might be available?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sam.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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