RE: NetApp (was utl_file_dir)

I know "0" about Unix, or this product, but please explain why the following excerpts from he citied URL wouldn't be quite disturbing:

     "(Note: NetApp always
      recommends that all data be backed up to tape often. Snapshots
      should be used as a supplement, not a replacement, for tape
      backup.)"

...

     "The examples concerning restore in this technical report assume
     that the data required is still stored in a Snapshot. If that is
     not the case (either because the Snapshot has been deleted, or
     because the failure was on the filer itself) then you will need
     to perform an restore-from-tape operation. "

thanks,
ep

On 5 Dec 2000, at 13:45, Satar Naghshineh wrote:

Date sent:      	Tue, 05 Dec 2000 13:45:41 -0800
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From:           	Satar Naghshineh <Satar.Naghshineh_at_irvine.mellesgriot.com>
Subject:        	RE: NetApp (was utl_file_dir)

> based on the following URL, they state that it is not necessary to backup
> RBS.
>
> http://www.netapp.com/tech_library/3049.html

...

> > NetApp is suggesting that the DBA doesn't have to backup the RBS, TEMP and
> > INDEX tablespace. The "logic" behind that assumption is that one could
> > easily re-create those tablespaces rather than backing them up everytime.
> > The Snapshot utility is generally pushed/prostituted in business
> > environments (like in VLDB) in which backups must be fast and take up less
Received on Tue Dec 05 2000 - 18:31:27 CST