RE: RMAN Testing Suggestions

We always tested:

Lost datafile
Lost system datafile
Lost control file
Lost all control files
Lost pfile,spfile

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of DENNIS WILLIAMS Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 10:23 AM To: ORACLE-L
Subject: RMAN Testing Suggestions

List - Recently in response to an RMAN question, several listers mentioned how critical it is to perform a test recovery after configuring RMAN. I agree whole-heartedly. I was wondering if some people could share some details of what tests seem appropriate. A simple test I can think of is to backup the database, then shut it down, rename the system datafile, then attempt to bring the database back up, then recover the datafile using an RMAN command and open the database. Is this test sufficient? On one hand I want to ensure RMAN is correctly configured for backup and recovery, but on the other hand these tests are best performed on a new database before handing it over to the users. And the users are usually clamoring to use the database, so I don't want to conduct extensive tests that are just testing RMAN itself. Any thoughts?
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Dennis Williams

DBA Lifetouch, Inc.

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