On solaris you can use a nonrewind tape device e.g. /dev/rmt/0n
depending on what backup protocol you use you can add a tape header file.
Wade
<bdg_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:84dach$u14$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> Oracle Support's Metalink has a good discussion of all the options in
> "Exporting to tape on Unix systems" (Note: 30428.1).
>
> I haven't figured out how to place and identify multiple exports on a
> single tape yet. Any pointers?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Gastineau
>
> In article <38614FE7.E712A542_at_cp.net>,
> Robert Briley <rbriley_at_cp.net> wrote:
> > You can get around the oracle export limit or 2 gig by creating a
> named
> > pipe and exporting to it while dumping the data in the pipe to a tape
> or
> > other device. This should allow you to export up to 4 gig on a 2.6
> > Solaris machine. Note that in order to import the data again you will
> > need to do the same thing and that you are well advised to confirm
> your
> > exports by importing them before you declare success.
> >
> > Regards
> > -R
> >
> > Tom Karelin wrote:
> >
> > > Gurus, I need to run export which creates dump file larger then 2
> Gig
> > > allowed by Unix
> > > Anyone has code to solve this problem.
> > > Appreaciate your support.
> > > I am on Solaris 2.6 Oracle 7.3.4.5
> > > Michael
> >
> >
>
>
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Received on Thu Dec 30 1999 - 21:45:45 CST
