Re: Oracle 10G flashback database/recovery area

Oh, you're right - I sort of missed the point of using the FRA as an actual backup device :)

Stefan

On 8/29/06, Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 8/29/06, Stefan Knecht <knecht.stefan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > One major drawback I see with it, is that you can only backup that area
> with
> > RMAN, and ONLY TO TAPE. So any backup-to-disk-to-tape strategies have to
> be
> > adjusted for this. Let alone, various software used for backup
> (Enterprise
> > level) doesn't support backing that up yet. ( i.e. HP Data Protector).
>
> Well it is true that you can only backup the Flash recovery area to an
> SBT device which is a tape device unless you are using SBT_DISK I
> guess. I don't entirely understand your remarks though since the flash
> recovery area is primarily a backup to disk to tape strategy. Backup
> to the FRA then backup the FRA to tape.
>
>
>
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> Niall Litchfield
> Oracle DBA
> http://www.orawin.info
>

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