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Re: Should we say COLD or HOT backup OR ARCHIVELOG or NOARCHIVELO

From: Stephane Faroult <sfaroult_at_oriole.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:39:10 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0042D95B.20020319113910@fatcity.com>


"CHAN Chor Ling Catherine (CSC)" wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Pardon me if I am wrong, I thought the only reason for the database to be in
> archive log mode is so that I can recover the database up to the time when
> the database crushes.
>

You are right except for ONLY. Another reason is the desire to take hot backups (although indeed both reasons are usually linked).

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