Re: Backup trends (2): HOT or COLD

On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 07:37:30 +0000 (UTC), Lucyna Witkowska <ypwitkow_at_nospamcyf-kr.edu.pl> wrote:

>Sorry, I made a stupid version error and discussion "went to raspberry
>bushes" (as we say in Poland).
>So I try again. ;-)
>Oracle 8.1.7.2 (version supported by the application developer).
>Is there any admin (8.1.7.2, 8.1.7.4) that rely only on RMAN warm backups?
>
>Greetings,
>Lucyna Witkowska

Sure, why not.
RMAN is much more stable than any home grown korn shell script. For some time I'm trying to get the home grown scripts out of the window. They are too inflexible and many of them require maintenance when datafiles are added. RMAN doesn't need that.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA