From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Wed Jun 9 08:25:44 2004 Return-Path: Received: from air189.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i59DPTV28511 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:25:39 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air189.startdedicated.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i59DPJ628449 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:25:29 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 91ADC72C0D8; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:10:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 18300-48; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:10:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id C68EA72C186; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:10:56 -0500 (EST) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Wed, 09 Jun 2004 08:09:34 -0500 (EST) X-Original-To: oracle-l@freelists.org Delivered-To: oracle-l@freelists.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 1E1C472C0AF for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:09:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 18029-43 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:09:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from kmg.com (fw.kmg.com [207.243.118.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id A065C72C0D8 for ; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:09:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from okcexg3.kmg.com ([167.151.96.253]) by kmg.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:28:53 -0500 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C44E25.B52B32E5" Subject: RMAN - To Catalog or not to catalog, that is the question Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:28:53 -0500 Importance: normal Priority: normal Message-ID: <270A0BDDFDE54E41B78F0F06D82A66B8508AF6@okcexg3.kmg.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: RMAN - To Catalog or not to catalog, that is the question Thread-Index: AcROH77nHR59WEL1QXm4ay/sjcdrhwABSg4A From: "Smith, Ron L." To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jun 2004 13:28:53.0390 (UTC) FILETIME=[B5319AE0:01C44E25] X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at freelists.org X-archive-position: 2320 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: rlsmith@kmg.com Precedence: normal Reply-To: oracle-l@freelists.org X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at freelists.org ------_=_NextPart_001_01C44E25.B52B32E5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We are getting ready to start using RMAN on several new 9i Linux databases. I guess the first question would be is RMAN really that much better then using home grown dynamic hot backup scripts? We have developed these for our Oracle/NT environment and they seem to work fine. The second question would be should we use a recovery catalog? The catalog seems to add a lot of complexity to the setup and to a disaster recovery plan. =20 Thanks! Ron ------_=_NextPart_001_01C44E25.B52B32E5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
We are=20 getting ready to start using RMAN on several new 9i Linux=20 databases.
I=20 guess the first question would be is RMAN really that much better then = using=20 home grown dynamic hot backup scripts?  We have developed = these for=20 our Oracle/NT environment and they seem to work = fine.
The=20 second question would be should we use a recovery catalog?  The = catalog=20 seems to add a lot of complexity to the setup and to a disaster recovery = plan.
 
Thanks!
Ron

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