Re: Oracle 7.3 Backup on NT

From: David Sisk <davesisk_at_ipass.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 18:26:15 GMT
Message-ID: <bpkB1.898$yo1.26603704@news.ipass.net>

Hi:

You need a recovery strategy, not a backup strategy. This should include recovery testing. Make sure that you are setting the tablespaces into backup mode before you use NT backup on the database files. If not, you're backup will be worthless. I would suggest giving the Oracle Backup and Recovery Guide a very detailed reading.

Good luck,
Dave

Mike Bradicich wrote in message <35d46649.157754758_at_news.earthlink.net>...
>I have a number of Oracle 7.3 databases running on separate NT
>machines. Currently I am backing up each server using NT backup of
>all of the drives to a 4mm tape.
>
>The recovery plan is to then load these tapes on to another PC.
>
>The problem is that if I have a disaster, I want to recover all my
>databases, currently on 8 separate servers, to one server. I am
>concerned that as I pull the database files off each tape, the system
>tables will be over-written, and the databases will be corrupted.
>
>Is there a way to recover the database files from tapes off multiple
>machines, to a single machine? Should I consider another backup
>strategy (if so, what)?
>
>Any and all comments are appreciated,
>Mike Bradicich
>
>mike_at_generalsystems.com
>
>Bradicich Consulting
>8504 Ewing Dr.
>Bethesda, MD 20817
Received on Sat Aug 15 1998 - 13:26:15 CDT