Check out the following doc on MetaLink:
Note 73974.1 - "RMAN: Restoring an RMAN Backup to
Another Node"
Be advised that some media mgmt vendors require a
vendor-specific env variable to be set to accomplish
this as they assume that the backup will always be
restored to the same node. Also RMAN on 8i now
includes a DUPLICATE command to accomplish this.
HTH,
- Anita
- Ruth Gramolini <rgramolini_at_tax.state.vt.us> wrote:
> I am sorry, I have never done that. We have always
> restored/recovered in
> the same place.
>
> I am posing this to the lists in hopes that you will
> get an answer from
> someone else who has done this.
>
> Ruth
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Beachy <jbeachy_at_kimball.com>
> To: 'Ruth Gramolini' <rgramolini_at_tax.state.vt.us>
> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 10:32 AM
> Subject: RE: Backup & Recovery Strategy
>
>
> > Ruth, we have used EBU extensively, and have done
> hundreds of test
> > recoveries as part of our testing plan and
> training. Generally we do this
> > to a dedicated recovery server. (HPUX 10.20,
> Oracle 7.3.4)
> >
> > We are now doing RMAN with 8.0.6, again using a
> master catalog. We have
> > done a number of test restores to the same server
> where the database sits,
> > but have not yet done any to an alternate server.
> >
> > With EBU, we need to do a number of things in
> order to accomplish the
> > restore/recovery to an alternate server - Legato
> Networker settings,
> > environment settings, path setups, etc. I assume
> that this will need to
> be
> > the case for RMAN as well.
> >
> > Might you have a set of 'Restore/recover database
> to an alternate server'
> > instructions that we could start with?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ruth Gramolini
> [mailto:rgramolini_at_tax.state.vt.us]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 7:41 AM
> > To: Hamid Niazi
> > Cc: oracledba_at_lazydba.com
> > Subject: Re: Backup & Recovery Strategy
> >
> >
> > RMAN does easy online backups as part of it's
> incremental strategy (5
> levels
> > of incrementals). In order to do rman
> incrementals you have to do a full
> > backup , level 0, and all of the incrementals are
> based on that.
> >
> > I have used rman since the beginning and it has
> only gotten better with
> > later releases. 8.0.5.1 is very stable.
> >
> > Ruth B. Gramolini
> > ORACLE DBA
> > VT Dept. of Taxes
> > ph# 802.828.5708
> > fax# 802.828..3754
> > rgramolini_at_tax.state.vt.us
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Henry O'Keeffe <Henry.O'Keeffe_at_ft.com>
> > To: Hamid Niazi <HamidN_at_eo.net>
> > Cc: <oracledba_at_lazydba.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 8:17 AM
> > Subject: Re: Backup & Recovery Strategy
> >
> >
> > > I think you should start backing up the whole
> lot from the begining.
> > You'll
> > > have to do so eventually.
> > >
> > > H.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hamid Niazi <HamidN_at_eo.net> on 05/10/2000
> 01:19:05 PM
> > > To: oracledba_at_lazydba.com
> > > cc: (bcc: Henry O'Keeffe/PSD/LONDON/FTI)
> > >
> > > Subject: Backup & Recovery Strategy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear DBAs
> > >
> > > Any advice on the following sceneario.
> > > 50 Gig DB,
> > > 24/7,
> > > Practically empty but due to go into full use in
> the comming weeks
> > > and will gradually fill up.
> > >
> > > I don't feel like backingup 50G of empty
> datafiles as would occur
> > > with pure online backups.
> > >
> > > I was considering using RMAN in conjunction with
> online bachups
> > > in order to take advantage of incremental
> backups and compressed
> > > backups (only data blocks written to are backed
> up and empty blocks
> > > are ignored).
> > >
> > > Anyone have any advice on RMAN or any othewr
> useful strategies.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Hamid
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