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Re: Backup DB files to the Tape

From: Ruth Gramolini <rgramolini_at_tax.state.vt.us>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:36:04 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0051D5A5.20021218113604@fatcity.com>


You probably can. I just wasn't sure. Ruth ----- Original Message -----
To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:55 PM

> I do not get it.
> If you put the tablespace in backup mode and then use the os utilities to
> copy the datafiles to tape why you can not use then for recover. Just
> restore the datafiles and the archive logs and do recover?
>
> Yechiel Adar
> Mehish
> ----- Original Message -----
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:04 PM
>
>
> > I was thinking of simply copying the datafiles using the OS
facilities.
> > If you are putting hot backups to tape directly I am not sure that they
> will
> > be usable for recovery. RMAN requires a third party media manager to
> handle
> > backups to tape. If rman can't do it, I am not sure that homegrown
scripts
> > can either.
> >
> > Ruth
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:24 AM
> >
> >
> > > Ruth,
> > >
> > > Does this mean hot backups don't work for UnixWare 7.1? Otherwise,
cp,
> > > cpio, ufsdump or any other method of copying the disk file from
location
> a
> > > to location b should be ok, shouldn't it?
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 8:44 AM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >
> > > Just remember, I you don't have the database shutdown while you back
> them
> > up
> > > the backups will be unusable.
> > >
> > > Ruth
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:29 AM
> > >
> > >
> > > > Well for this you can use cpio command in Unix for copying files to
> > Tape.
> > > >
> > > > Another option is using ufsdump commnand .
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > Dilmohan
> > > >
> > > > Ashraf Salaymeh wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Dear List,
> > > > >
> > > > > We have UnixWare 7.1 and I want to take backup of
> > > > > Database files (Physical files) to my tape.
> > > > >
> > > > > I did use tar command:
> > > > >
> > > > > tar c8v1 /home/oradata
> > > > >
> > > > > It's working properly but the problem is:
> > > > >
> > > > > tar can't handle large files(larger than 2GB).
> > > > > The total size of the DB files under /home/oradata
> > > > > more than 2GB.
> > > > >
> > > > > So the result I'll get some of those files not all.
> > > > >
> > > > > Could any body in the list give me the alternative
> > > > > command of tar that can handle backup of large files
> > > > > or any other solution...
> > > > >
> > > > > because I want to schedule this process.
> > > > >
> > > > > Your help will be appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > ashraf salaymeh
> > > > > System Analyst(OCP Certified DBA)
> > > > >
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