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eho_at_freenet.edmonton.ab.ca wrote:
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> If our Oracle system is 7x24, can I get by with hot backup? Under what
> situation that I require a cold backup? Thanks
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> EHO email: eho_at_freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
> EDMONTON, AB, T6J 6W6
A hot backup is a cold backup, as you're using O/S commands to copy the
underlying datafiles, but differs in that you need to put each
tablespace in Backup mode before the copy and out of Backup mode after
the copy.
-- Rich Woods Technical Field Support Specialist, Oracle Corporation, USA The above statements and opinions are my own and do not necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation.Received on Wed Jan 22 1997 - 00:00:00 CST