Re: Compressing RMAN backup pieces at O/S level

We use 10g rman binary compression, ie RMAN> backup as compressed backupset database;, a lot for our 10.2 databases because it is easy to use and enables us to keep 2 to 3 times more backups online on disk. On Win it isn't so easy to use external compress utilities as part of the Oracle backup transaction.

Regards,
Andre

2007/2/7, Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_gmail.com>:
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> If you have a compressible filesystem you can do this directly.
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> On 2/7/07, DIANNA GIBBS <DIANNA.GIBBS_at_childrens.com> wrote:
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> >
> > Per Metalink Note 247705.1
> > ...
> > You can compress RMAN backup pieces at O/S level once they have been
> > created
> > but keep in mind that these are not directly readable by RMAN. You will
> > have to
> > manually uncompress these backup pieces before making them available to
> > RMAN for
> > restore.
> > ...
> >
> > Does anyone do this or have any comments/thoughts?
> > TIA.
> > Dianna G.
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