Re: Avamar Backup

From: Guillermo Alan Bort <cicciuxdba_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:52:34 -0300
Message-ID: <172762180909291152o10570d67y982665318a36a4cc_at_mail.gmail.com>

I despise storage level backups. It removes the backup and restore capabilities from the DBA and goes against years of careful development in RMAN. My suggestion, as always, RMAN to tape using NBU's integration with Oracle (MML) or TSM's TDPO (tivoli data protection for Oracle).

cheers.
Alan Bort
Oracle Certified Professional

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Sais, Gene <Gsais_at_mypalmbeachclerk.com>wrote:

> I use RMAN to disk, avamar to disk, NBU to tape.
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> *From:* oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:
> oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] *On Behalf Of *japplewhite_at_austinisd.org
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 29, 2009 1:49 PM
> *To:* Oracle-L Freelists
> *Subject:* Avamar Backup
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> Anybody use Avamar from EMC to directly back up their databases? Just
> found out I have to meet with them this afternoon. Our network / sys admin
> group is pushing this thing.
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> Any feedback would help me - either resist or embrace it.
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> Thanks.
>
> Jack C. Applewhite - Database Administrator
> Austin I.S.D. - MIS Department
> 512.414.9715 (wk) / 512.935.5929 (pager)
>

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