Re: questions about RMAN

From: Sybrand Bakker <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:25:06 +0100
Message-ID: <lspur0domof2h9jk34hihlh87tng17m3ks@4ax.com>

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 21:12:48 GMT, netcomradeNSPAM_at_bookexchange.net (NetComrade) wrote:

>Can 9i version of RMAN backup 8i databases? (most confident about
>this, answer seems to be yes. any caveats, can I use 9i features w/ 9i
>databases, and limit RMAN to 8i features?)
>

a compatibility matrix is in the docs.

>Can I have a single RMAN installation and backup all databases through
>it? (answer seems to be Yes on this one, only I don't
>

Yes

>Can RMAN backup db's from different platform? (e.g. can rman run on
>linux, and backup solaris db)?

You can't backup a database on platform a and restore it on platform b. The format of the backup willl always be native to the source O/S.

Disk backups always store locally on the source system!
>
>Basically, want to buy a decent linux box, a fairly cheap SATA array
>and store all backups to it through Sql*Net and gigabit ethernet.
>Database sizes are mostly under 100G. Some future databases needing
>rman backup might be running on Linux.
>

If SATA means a disk array it is not going to work.

>Thanks.
>.......
>We use Oracle 8.1.7.4 on Solaris 2.7 boxes
>remove NSPAM to email

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Tue Dec 14 2004 - 16:25:06 CST