Re: hot backup mode question

From: Tom Hoffmann <tom.hoffmann_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 00:28:05 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns916CC5DF7BF6Btomhoffmannworldneta@204.127.36.1>

"Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in news:3c0b38bb$0$27198$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au:

> Absolutely. You cannot copy *any* Oracle file 'hot' without the
> resulting output file being, internally, an inconsistent mess. The
> begin backup command enables the subsequent application of redo to
> data files, which makes them internally consistent again. Without
> it, you're stuffed.
>
> (There's a fair bit of info about backup and recovery on my site,
> incidentally. May shorten your learning curve a bit).
>
> Regards
> HJR
> --
> Resources for Oracle: http://www.hjrdba.com
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Thanks, I'll check it out. Received on Mon Dec 03 2001 - 18:28:05 CST