Re: Using RMAN

From: Nikunj Gupta <good_dba_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 23:41:51 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.003F2467.20020116225021@fatcity.com>

Hi,
I am not sure... what your exactly plan to do...
But,
You can configure RMAN to backup on DISK and use some TAPE MANAGEMENT UTILITY or SYSTEM UTILITY (If it is there) to backup from your DISK. Also that utility can delete after successful backup from DISK to TAPE depending on configuration and requirement.
 

Now, in case of RESTORE... RMAN will try and restore from DISK, but if that is not there then you can restore back from TAPE to DISK and use RMAN to recover.
 

Sounds logical ??
 

With all this in place.. also plan for backup of RMAN Repository.
 

Can you please update me on the methodology you adopt.
 

Have fun..
 

Nikunj
 

PS: This is just to give an idea... you may have to workout some extra steps... and perform a test before implementing in REAL WORLD.
 
 
 
 
 

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  Hi
  Currently we
  are using Unix scripts to do backups.We keep last 2 days of backups on the   disk and also take the backups on tape daily. We are planning to use RMAN   for backups and would like to maintain the the same policy of 2 days backup on   disk and daily tape backups. Is it possible to implement this using RMAN?   Which backup will RMAN remember (while restore) the disk backup or the tape   backup?
  If we try to
  use the incremental strategy ,then how would RMAN remember the last   incremental level 0 backup ? It will not be present on disk since we only keep   the last 2 days backup on it. How do i use RMAN to do restore/recovery in   this case? I heard that taking backups on tape is faster than on   disk when using RMAN? Is it true?
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  Could RMAN
  users share their backup/recovery  strategies ,please.
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  size=3>TIA    Received on Thu Jan 17 2002 - 01:41:51 CST