Re: Flashback database versus RMAN

Brian,

I don't think the choice is either-or. You can't recover from a media failure or a disaster using flashback database so it isn't a replacement for RMAN.

Regards
David Lord

On 19/02/2008, Brian Lucas <moabrivers_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Outside of reinstantiating a primary database after a failover in Data
> Guard, are there any compelling reasons to use Flashback database versus
> RMAN for a 10gr2 database that's only about 100GB in size? It definitely
> seems like RMAN still holds the advantage.
>
> I like flashback query and flashback table but I'm having a hard time
> swallowing the need for flashback database.
>

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