Re: RMAN backup issue

A O_level backup is the same thing but you can use it with other incremental backups for recovery, etc. You don't have to do a full if you are doing 0's and shouldn't do a full if you want to use it with your incrementals.

HTH,
Ruth

• Original Message ----- From: <blair_at_pjm.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 11:10 AM Subject: RMAN backup issue

> RDBMS: 8.0.5
>
> We are using RMAN to backup a critical production 600G database. We have
a
> successful level-0 backup and do level-1 backups 3 times a week. To the
best of
> my knowledge we have never done a "Full Backup". Looking at the OEM Help
on
> topic "Backup" it looks like I don't need to do a full backup if I do
level-0
> incrementals - but it is not clearly stated that way. Am I correct? Can
we
> forego Full Backups if we do Level-0 backups?
>
> ..tom
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Received on Wed Nov 01 2000 - 10:46:42 CST