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Re: Solaris 10 oracle backup

From: eeb4u_athotmail_com <eeb4u_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 23 Feb 2006 15:46:33 -0800
Message-ID: <1140738393.606855.208480@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>

DA Morgan wrote:
> Mike Dundas wrote:
> > We have just recently installed two servers running Solaris 10 and an Oracle
> > database (don't know much about version, will need to check further).
> > Currently, I use Veritas Netbackup 4.5 datacenter for all of our server
> > backups to a Quantum ATL. Solaris 10 isn't supported with Netbackup ver
> > 4.5, and although I have the new Veritas software, I haven't worked out a
> > plan for the upgrade yet. My primary concern is to get backups of the two
> > servers. I have attached a DLT drive to one server and I am using ufsdump
> > to get the OS, but wondered what the correct procedure was for the db dump.
> > Is it possible? Do I need to put Db in queiscent mode etc? What can I do for
> > now until I upgrade Netbackup.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Mike Dundas
> > System Administrator
> > The Asbury Park Press
>
> I hate to add to the chorus but it seems reasonable: Use RMAN.
>
> I can't think of any reason for anyone to use anything else.
> --
> Daniel A. Morgan
> http://www.psoug.org
> damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
> (replace x with u to respond)

The vendor was notified and they are currently doing a backup (maybe a snapshot) to the filesystem. I am curently ufsdumping FS to DLT and will utilize veritas when the veritas upgrade has been completed.

Thanks for the input.

Mike D Received on Thu Feb 23 2006 - 17:46:33 CST

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