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Mike Ng wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Now, I am using the Oracle8.1.5i and RS6000 with AIX4.3.3 for testing. And
> almost all the datafiles are using the raw devices. This machince will
> become a production soon. However, I still cannot find a good backup scheme
> to do the online database backup. What only I can find the document, is
> backup up the database using command dd but it must stop the database first.
> Anyone can give me some hints and reference on Online backup.
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Mike
'dd' will work with hot backups as well...
You can do the whole lot with rman, but the conventional means is typically
alter tablespace FIRST_ONE begin backup (dd the files for FIRST_ONE to tape/disk etc) alter tablespace FIRST_ONE end backup
alter tablespace NEXT_ONE begin backup
...and so on...
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"Some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue." Received on Tue Jan 11 2000 - 07:25:55 CST
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