koert54 wrote:
>
> Yes - you're right Allan - there are a lot of pro's for using RMAN and I
> think it has
> some cool features - so it's indeed a matter of taste ...
> The biggest problem for me is the crappy script language they invented to
> create
> your backup procedures and repository management...
> Too bad they didn't take Tcl with an extention because Oracle comes with
> oratcl
> so why not use it besides OEM only.
> And like I said - I like to be in control when doing the recovery - not some
> tool and
> its repository - the less layers the better :-)
>
> Kind Regards
>
> "godmann" <allanwtham_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:95cd51c.0111201913.69e34b17_at_posting.google.com...
> > Koert54,
> >
> > Well, there are always pros and cons. I like Rman mainly because it is
> quite
> > flexible. You can create/replace/delete/list scripts. You can do a
> database
> > clone out of it. You can do incremental backups (faster in a sense than
> > rollfoward the redo archives), check corruption automatically. Also, you
> can
> > parallel write to disks. Yet the whole pros is not yet completely
> discovered.
> > The only con (I think) is to manage the Rman repository.
> >
> > Management trust the certified Rman better than hand-written,
> old-fashion
> > scripts. I started doing OS hotbackup but then I switched.
> >
> > Your question of how to backup rman repository, I would say just
> > use an old-fashion manner since it's not big generally.
> >
> > Some Oracle tech supports are newbie themselves in certain areas. But
> > sometimes you do get good guys who really help.
> >
> > Anyone knows where to get the whole list of advantanges of Rman over
> > old-fashion backup (if any ever written).
> >
> >
> > Allan W. Tham
> > DBA
Its also worth noting that you can now run Rman without a catalog - you
lose a little of the functionality, but the vast majority of sites
basically just want the ability to recover to last backup anyway.
hth
connor
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Received on Wed Nov 21 2001 - 05:28:04 CST
