Re: Impact on running rman

From: Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:29:24 +0100
Message-ID: <7765c8970706271229x231b2d99u7ac29511d6b8bdbb@mail.gmail.com>

we run archivelog backups hourly. That seems to me a candidate for duration :)

I take your point though.

On 6/27/07, Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/26/07, Robert Freeman <robertgfreeman_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Oh RATE is SOOOO 9i!! :-)
> >
> > This is a 10g database so be looking at the *duration* parameter
> > instead!! Talk all about this in chapter 16 of the 10g RMAN Book!!
> >
> >
> I suppose there are circumstances where you might choose DURATION.
>
> RATE however will ensure that your backups will finish, however slowly.
>
> DURATION will interrupt and discard a backup that does not complete within
> the specified window.
> Personally I can't think of a situation where I would want to do that.
>
> Why would you use it?
>
> --
> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
>

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