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Re: Tape drive Reccommendation needed

From: pheonix1t <dangeru98dousdt_at_ATsbcglobal.DOTnet>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:45:57 GMT
Message-ID: <pn6wb.38$wx2.50540667@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com>


charlie cs wrote:
> As an application dba, I seldom deal with backup and restore. Our SA is
> responsible for that. And I will take over for recovery after the datafile
> is restored.
>
> I have a database at home. If I want to buy a cheap tape drive, just for
> practice purpose, which one would you recommend?
>
> What I need is, can work with RMAN, not very expensive.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>

i'd suggest a scsi DDS2 or DDS3. Sony or HP are good. They're about 12-24GB storage. That's a nice starting size for a practice PC. They have smaller ones....it all depends on how much data you want to backup. Received on Sun Nov 23 2003 - 11:45:57 CST

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