Re: compressing rman backups through pipes

The problem is that I don't have enough room on disk to do the backups off peak. I will be getting another disk (18 or 36gig ) soon but I was looking for a way to hold us in the meantime.

Thanks!
Ruth
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> Ruth - If you have space for individual RMAN backups, but not enough room
> for all RMAN backups, consider this. For simplicity, assume that you only
> have two production databases on your system.
> - Backup database A using RMAN.
> - Copy the backup to tape.
> - Delete the disk copy of the RMAN backup.
> - Backup database B using RMAN
> - Copy the backup to tape.
>
> This means that if you have to recover database A, then you'll have to
> delete backup B and read A's backup in from tape. That means the recovery
> time will be longer. But maybe not that much longer than if you were using
a
> media manager and writing directly to tape.
> Actually, we are considering a schedule like this down the road. Buy
> a cheap NAS unit just to hold backups until they are copied to tape.
> Incremental backups, staggered days, etc. may make this arrangement
> more usable.
> Dennis Williams
> DBA
> Lifetouch, Inc.
> dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:41 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
> If I get it to work, which from everything I've heard so far won't happen,
I
> will be happy to let everyone know. As of today, I had to compress some
> backup sets so I could backup the last production database. What a waste
of
> time!
>
> Ruth
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> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 3:58 PM
>
>
> > Ruth - The RMAN documentation says the test of where you can save your
> > backup is whether Oracle can do a CREATE TABLESPACE to that location.
That
> > is what rules out tape except through a certified media manager. I would
> > guess that also rules out compressing through a pipe, but if you get it
to
> > work, let the rest of us know.
> > Dennis Williams
> > DBA
> > Lifetouch, Inc.
> > dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:40 AM
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> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does anyone know if you can do rman backups throught pipes and compress
> them
> > the way you can with an export?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Ruth
> >
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