No, it is _not_ necessary to do a full offline backup [as long as
you know that your online backups are backing up all the tablespaces
and archive logs].
Think of 24x7 databases --- they cannot afford to do offline backups
and yet there are probably thousands of databases out there that
don't do offline backups.
Hemant
At 10:34 AM 19-06-02 -0800, you wrote:
>I appreciate the ongoing discussion regarding the logs, but does anybody have
>any comments
>regarding the questions I previously asked? Here they are again:
>
>
>If you create a new database and do a full online backup (this also includes
>future regular full online backups) is it ever necessary to do a full offline
>backup(ie shutdown, backup, startup)? I have heard conflicting answers,
>regarding
>this and am looking for some clarification. Don't 24x7 applications always
>have to
>execute offline backups? Are offline backups done for peace of mind, and if
>yes why? What
>issues are introduced if only offline backups are issued. In addition, we are
>using BMCs Sql BackTrack product and I am not sure if it is a requirement of
>the tool that an offline backup be periodically performed. If you know
>that as
>well, please share. Thanks
>
>
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