Re: RMAN and two LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_<n>

It looks like you will get an official reply along the lines that 'RMAN does work and is supported' see

http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/A87860_01/doc/paraserv.817/a76934/ch ap4.htm#1030586

and

http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/A87860_01/doc/paraserv.817/a76970/ps adm_ba.htm#5691

which both talk about using RMAN to backup an Oracle Parallel Server Database. So it looks to me like it is possible to achieve what the client has specified, but it will be a pain in the arse to achieve, document and make work reliably. ISTM that if a backup solution takes (say) a week to design and implement then it is probably too complex to be an appropriate backup solution. In a disaster backup and recovery needs to be documented sufficiently well for an untrained monkey to follow the instructions, for the simple reason that whoever is doing the operation will be under so much stress that the procedure needs to be foolproof.

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"Marc Blum" <marc_at_marcblum.de> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 2 Dec 2002 06:43:47 +1100, "Howard J. Rogers"

>

> >> second, is this your personal opinion (which I appreciate very much) or

an


> >> official statement by Oracle Corp.?

> >

> >I never, ever speak for Oracle Corp. They have plenty enough lawyers to

do


> >that for them. Everything I post here is always my own opinion. Always.

> >

>

> ok, I understand

>

> >>If Oracle Corp. supports your opinion, I have to

> >> escalate it to my customer and stop the project. If Oracle doesn't

support


> >your

> >> opinion, I'm stuck, because if someone like you (or Jonathan or Tom or

> >Sybrand

> >> or Richard or Nuno or ...) says it's unreliable, I won't go for it, but

> >the

> >> customer wants something more official.

> >>

> >

> >Understand. I will do some digging to see what I can come up with.

>

> that's very kind. Thank you very much in advance. Tomorrow (in germany

it's


> sunday evening) I'll too contact Oracle Germany.

>

>

>

> Marc Blum

> mailto:marc_at_marcblum.de

> http://www.marcblum.de