Re: backing-up with rman and expdump

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 09:14:59 -0700
Message-ID: <1178813699.122749@bubbleator.drizzle.com>

Joe wrote:
> On May 10, 10:14 am, Valentin Minzatu <valentinminz..._at_yahoo.com>
> wrote:

>> In short:
>> Exp/imp (data pump) = snapshots/images at a specific times
>> RMAN + archive logs = snapshots + everything that "happened" in
>> between (changes on data, objects, etc)

>
> Valentin,
>
> if I make backup through RMAN, it will also be up to the certain point
> (exact to the moment that I've execute RMAN)

Your assumptions are not supported by the facts.

What you have now is not a backup and can not be used as a mechanism for restoration and recovery.

It is time to read the RMAN concepts docs. From where I sit often advising companies on hiring and policies. Anyone not using RMAN in 9i+ is unemployable.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
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Received on Thu May 10 2007 - 11:14:59 CDT