Re: [REPOST] RMAN Architecture

Latyr wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am working on RMAN since a while.
> Taking a RMAN repository wich is a small dedicated database on server A and
> production database on a différent server B.
> A and B are both running Win2000/Oracle8i server.
> I want to perform backup IBM Tivoli to backup to tapes.
>
> What should I do ?
>
> 1/ Install and configure Tivoli TSM / TDP on machine A
>
> 2/ Install and configure Tivoli TSM / TDP on machine B
>
> 3/ Install and configure Tivoli TSM / TDP on machine A and B
>
> If 2/ or 3/, that it means RMAN doesn't allow a centralised architecture ? I
> mean that if I want to backup other databases on others machines that I need
> to configure Tivoli on them too.
>
> It would be perfect if I can configure Tivoli on the RMAN server and then
> backup as many database I want without any more work except register the
> database and store backup scripts.
>
> I apolodize for my poor english.
> Hope you understood my questions.
>
> Thanks
>

I have no personal experience with Tivoli, so my thoughts might be actually wrong, but all BackupSoftware I've worked with was similar in this respect, so probably that applies also to Tivoli.

If you think about it just a little bit, you'll realise that you can put the management part of Tivoli where ever you like it, but if you want or need to backup to tape directly, you should definitly have the backup client on your production database. How on earth should the backup else get onto tape?

After that, it's up to you and the money you're willing to spend if the tape library is on the same network as your clients (urghh), has a dedicated network or even (for large volumes) a fiberchannel fabric with serverless backup.

My 2c

Holger Received on Thu Dec 11 2003 - 08:20:35 CST