Re: rman backup to remote server

Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:<93m9vusklk9f8vkctiung0u6g283q52q87_at_4ax.com>...
> On Mon, 9 Dec 2002 18:46:48 +0100, "Steven" <askme_at_nowhere.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >Does anyone know if it is possible to use rman to perform a backup to a
> >remote server. That is I don't want to perform the backup on my production
> >database but put the backups onto another servers hard disks.
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Steve.
>
>
> It is NOT possible. Attach a tape unit to that server and you are set.
>

It IS possible. It just requires an add-on like Veritas NetBackup. (And some careful definitions of remote and local).

Note that most modern unix have the capability to back up to remote devices. Man fbackup on hp-ux for one example. So you could use rman to put it somewhere and let the unix know about it. But that's perhaps not what the OP wanted.

There's also the possibility with modern SANS architectures to have "disks" come and go.

>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>
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jg

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