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Re: UNIX root backup/SAN disk image vs. Oracle Hot Backups

From: Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.verwijderdit.demon.nl>
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 18:39:30 +0200
Message-ID: <aoubj054tcjk3hv51ebe1hu1vt4ur63c6u@4ax.com>


On 1 Sep 2004 06:59:50 -0700, idogan_tech_at_yahoo.com (Ibrahim DOGAN) wrote:

>Can UNIX root backup or SAN disk image backup be reliable as Oracle
>database backup?
>
>I don't know internals about root backup or disk images but it sounds
>like you may end up with inconsistent control file/datafiles when you
>load them back …
>
>is there anybody out there who knows how root backup/disk image works
>and can tell whether they can replace Oracle hot backups?
>
>Thanks a bunch
>i.d.

Of course they can't. How would Oracle know a root backup is running and tablespaces need to be in backup mode?

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
Received on Wed Sep 01 2004 - 11:39:30 CDT

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