Re: why rman?

"Noons" <nsouto_at_optusnet.com.au.nospam> wrote in message news:Xns9310D82D61014mineminemine_at_210.49.20.254...
> "Howard J. Rogers" <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au> wrote in
> news:ie0Z9.33881$jM5.86572_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com and I quote:
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> > Smaller backups mean bigger backups.
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> ...in less time, no?

God knows what I was thinking of!!!!! I think I meant to say "smaller backups mean shorter backups". And then I got confused, and my fingers went their merry way whilst the brain the size of a potatoe focused on the eggs and bacon breakfast.

Come on, Nuno: it *was* 6.00am, and I was using Linux at the time!

> Questions I had for you for a while now:
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> Does RMAN work in NT/W2K/XPPro without that Legato stuff?
> I mean, if all I want is to zip the backup to a
> slow large drive, can I use RMAN alone?

Absolutely. Legato is purely a 'Media Management Layer', required because RMAN doesn't have the smarts to backup to a tape drive direct. So if there's no tape drive, RMAN can work on its own.

Me? I've never gotten Legato to work. Ever. And I spent ages trying it. Pathetic, I know, but whaddya expect from a Windows user?!

So, what backup strategy do I use for my 400GB database at home? RMAN to disk, Backup Exec (agentless) to tape. Works a treat. And the Seagate shares are doing nicely, thankyou very much!!

Besides, it's quicker to restore from a backup on disk.

At least with the sort of SCSI DAT drives I'm using.

>Or do
> I still need to install the Legato stuff?
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Nah. Leave well alone unless you're a Linux/Unix nerd.... Oh. OK. Feel free to install, but feel free to ignore, too!

Regards
HJR
> TIA for any info.
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> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> nsouto_at_optusnet.com.au.nospam
Received on Mon Jan 27 2003 - 21:45:09 CST