RE: online backup help

Jain,
This is not really an Oracle issue, rather a sys admin one. Hot backup is Oracle method of ensuring that a datafile can be copied whilst still in use. So just issue the command to put it into backup mode, backup the file by whatever means and then take the datafile out of backup mode.

You will have to experiment as to whether you can secure files to a remote tape device. If you have a locally mounted tape drive you should not have a problem at all. If you have not it may be best to copy the datafile(s) (when in backup mode) to a disk drive and then copy them to tape later.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: Anand Jain [mailto:jainanand_at_rediffmail.com] Sent: 24 December 2001 08:35
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: online backup help

Dear All,
We are in the planning/testing stage right now. I wanted to know if it is possible to backup the Oracle database online, i.e. at the time Oracle database is running. This is also called hot backup. If yes, do I have to install the backup tape device to the same server where the Oracle is installed? Or can I install tape drive to any other server and from there also can I take online/hot backup of the oracle database?

Regards
Jain Anand

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