Re: Request for refetence - incremental offline backups using RMAN

From: Howard J. Rogers <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:57:16 +1000
Message-ID: <3f435461$0$6524$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

Dusan Bolek wrote:

> Is anyone using this? I'm preparing architecture specification for one
> new database and I want to use incemental offline backups with
> database in NOARCHIVELOG mode. However, I've never seen running this
> combination, so I'm asking for some good/bad experiences with this, if
> you're using it.
>
> --
> Thank you
>
> Dusan Bolek

I wouldn't have thought it was remotely possible.

It would mean RMAN piecing a consistent datafile together from a bunch of completely non-synchronised backup sets, without any redo available to synchronise them.

But have you read somewhere that it is??

Regards
HJR Received on Wed Aug 20 2003 - 05:57:16 CDT