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Re: Tape Backup

From: Gazza <plums_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 11:12:40 +0000
Message-ID: <38B11DA8.FED1DFA1@bigfoot.com>


oops, didn't spot that :)

Sybrand Bakker wrote:
>
> 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 Mon Feb 21 2000 - 05:12:40 CST

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