Re: Backing up Oracle using Vertas Backup Exec

The Oracle Agent is required if you want to do Hot Backups, and the Agent only does Hot Backups.

If you need to do cold backups, simply shut down the database, and use Backup Exec to backup the OS files.

You may want to search on Veritas's web site for info about the Oracle Agent and Backup Exec.

I would strongly suggest that you do a test recovery of the database backed up with Backup Exec onto a different server to see if your backups work.

• Todd

"Robert Bollinger" <robert_bollinger_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:a966437c.0201091056.4656d418_at_posting.google.com...
> Hello -- I am not familiar with Veritas BU Exec, but it seems that our
> Systems department is using it to back up our Oracle databases. We've
> never done a recovery so the assumption is that everything will be
> okay at recovery time. That is NOT what I assume, which is why I am
> exploring this issue.
>
> I noticed a number of references to the "Oracle Agent" for BE and
> found that we are NOT using it. Is the Oracle agent necessary?
>
> Can anyone point me to a good reference for using Backup Exec as the
> primary BU strategy? Does BE Exec compare to Norton Ghost, or is that
> a different animal altogether? Is there a dramatic change of
> procedure when using Backup Exec as opposed to doing the usual cold or
> hot backups with Oracle.
>
> Many thanks for your help! We're getting down to the wire with this
> thing.
>
> Bob Bollinger
Received on Fri Jan 11 2002 - 00:43:51 CST