Re: Disk to Disk backups and RMAN

Thank you John and Ron!

This is exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks again,

Jared

On Friday 16 November 2001 13:40, John Kanagaraj wrote:
> Jared/Tom,
>
> > As Tom pointed out, the problem is how to have the software,
> > ( RMAN in this case ) automatically load the correct tapes
> > when the backup was made to disk, and then the disks
> > were later backed up to tape.
>
> Ahh - now I understand the question. You *will* need the MML (Media
> Management Layer) and an automated tape library that is supported by the
> sofware and version that provides the MML. In actual terms, say you use
> Legato Networker and the provided MML that interfaces to RMAN: In this
> case, the Legato agent will be prompted by the Legato server to backup the
> database - this agent in turn will execute the named RMAN script, which
> will then create your DATAFILE COPY on disk and kick off a backup of these
> to tape. The Legato server index will then be used to store the tag name,
> bar-code number, filename/date/size, etc. of bar-coded tape on which this
> particular datafile copy was placed - this tape will then be placed in the
> tape silo. Upon a request to perform a restore as of a particular day/time,
> this index will then 'remember' the right tape, the robotic eye/arm will
> then locate/load the right tape (identified by the bar-code) into the drive
> from the silo and presto - your datafile copy is back where it should be,
> all automated of course thanks to robotics and bar-codes! This should work
> in a similar manner with other vendors such as Veritas Netbackup, Arcserve,
> IBM (now Tivoli) ADSM, etc.
>
> Does this clarify (or make it murkier)?
> John Kanagaraj
> Oracle Applications DBA
> DBSoft Inc
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