Re: Tape Backup

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:36:57 +0100
Message-ID: <950892483.9111.0.pluto.d4ee154e@news.demon.nl>

Yes, my comments were meant for NT only as the original poster is running NT.

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

plums <plums_at_bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:38AD25CB.729CAF78_at_btinternet.com...
> AFAIK it is the operating system that limits whether archiving to tape
> is possible. From the oracle reference manual :-
>
> "LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST is applicable only if you are using the redo log in
> ARCHIVELOG mode. Use a text string to specify the default location and
> root of
> the disk file or tape device when archiving redo log files. (Archiving
> to tape is not
> supported on all operating systems.) The value cannot be a raw
> partition."
>
> Regards
>
> NeilC
>
> Sybrand Bakker wrote:
> >
> > AFAIK Oracle 8 doesn't support archive and export to tape and Oracle 8i
> > does.
> >
> > Hth,
> >
> > Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
> >
> > Anthony <viagraboy_at_viagraboy.com> wrote in message
> > news:38ac33d5.88992444_at_news.supernews.com...
> > > Hi I am a Newbie. If I have my database in Archive Log mode is there
> > > anyway to tell it to backup to the tape drive and not a disk? How can
> > > Iget it to append to the tape drive? I am running Oracle 8 on an NT
> > > Server.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Anthony
Received on Fri Feb 18 2000 - 06:36:57 CST