Re: Database backup

From: Sheilah Scheurich <scheuric_at_wantnospamsprynet.com>
Date: 1997/11/19
Message-ID: <347318EA.D6509969@wantnospamsprynet.com>#1/1

Lee, I am assuming that you are referring to the software. If so, you are correct, you only need a baseline backup of the software, plus subsequent ones after upgrades. Is it possible that they are doing that just because it is easier to get the whole world rather than be selective?

-Sheilah Scheurich
DBA Lee English wrote:

> I just took over administering an ORACLE 7.1 database on a UNIX system.
> They do full database backups several times a week.
> AS part of this, they backup the entire ORACLE filesystem each time
> along with the database. I didnt think this was necessary, thought
> just the init files and control files needed to be backed up with the
> db.
> If I can omit the ORACLE filesystem , I can shuffle some other things
> around and reduce the downtime for backups.
> Is it necessary to backup the ORAClE filesystem every time? or
> periodically and after upgrades?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jim Hoag
Received on Wed Nov 19 1997 - 00:00:00 CST