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

From: Joel Garry <joel-garry_at_home.com>
Date: 2 Sep 2004 14:15:06 -0700
Message-ID: <91884734.0409021315.74e78b51@posting.google.com>

idogan_tech_at_yahoo.com (Ibrahim DOGAN) wrote in message news:<6bf58828.0409020611.4bd28352_at_posting.google.com>...
> all this is good info..
>
> but i'm still unclear about the final verdict..is SAN disk image
> backup taken while Oracle is running reliable or not ?

Define reliable.

All hardware has some error rate. It is far overshadowed by the policies and procedures used for the backup.

I think if it is done right, it is reliable. You might look on metalink for bugs about filesystems, though.

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