Re: Rman ... what do YOU need

Robert,
 Put me on the list for a copy when you finish. Seriously, It is a needed book that will make sense of the information presented in the doc's. A down to earth instruction manual that explains in real terms the usage and options for RMAN.
 Lisa posed a question about the different views and their interrelations and she wanted to know about deleting old backup sets when you do not use a catalog. It seams that Oracle docs only talk about using a catalog. A lot of us do not have the need for a catalog and tying the command to the non catalog RMAN would be helpful.  Answer to simple question like:
  Do have to use RMAN to backup my read only tablespaces?  How do I get the tape drive to work with RMAN?  How do I perform a database backup when I only have 5 GIG free space and the data is 20 GIG?
  If I use OEM to run the backups can I have my OMS on the same server?

  Does OEM backup use RMAN in a GUI form?   Can I use RMAN to restore a database that was backup up with OEM backup?

 Just a few questions that are encountered each day as we go through the process of backing up our data.
Ron
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>>> Robert_Freeman_at_csx.com 04/09/02 01:53PM >>>
I'm contemplating doing an Rman backup and recovery handbook. I'm wondering
what you would like to see in such a book and would you use such a book?
Ideas and comments welcome.

Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP
Oracle DBA Technical Lead
CSX Midtier Database Administration

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