Re: Oracle 9i on Solaris 8 w/ VxVM - UFS logging?

Michael Vilain wrote:
>
> In article <ct5iae$1tk7$1_at_news.dg.net.ua>,
> "Valeriy Kravchuk" <openxs_at_ipnet.kiev.ua> wrote:
>
> > > we are using Oracle 9i on a Solaris 8 system. All disks are UFS and
> > > managed by VxVM. So far, the disks do not use UFS's logging feature.
> > > Are there any objections to turning it on? I already did some research,
> > > but could not find a definite answer to this.
> >
> > In any case, you should better place your online redo log files, temporary
> > and data files on raw devices whenever possible.
> > Look at the Steve Adams site, http://ixora.com.au for the reasons (e.g.
> > http://ixora.com.au/tips/use_raw_log_files.htm).
> >
> > For all other Oracle files, like Oracle binaries themself or control files,
> > UFS logging will give nothing bad, I think.
> >
> > V.K.
>
> What would you use to backup the systems? Is there anything that comes
> with Solaris besides ufsdump for filesystems and dd for raw devices?
> How would I backup filesystems that were larger than a single tape with
> dd? Or does RMAN come with Oracle now?
>
> --
> DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee...

Since RMAN has existed (v8.0) it has always come free with the database.

hth
connor

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