Re: rman (again..and again..:-)

From: Frank van Bortel <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:30:23 +0100
Message-ID: <d0n867$l62$1@news1.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>

Vince <vincent@ wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 18:40:42 +0100, Frank van Bortel
> <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net> wrote:
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>>Then make a cold backup... using RMAN

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> ok, but with a cold backup, do I need using 'nocatalog' parameter ?
> thks.
> Vince.
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No - you don't *need* nocatalog, if you insist, you can use a catalog. The use, or non-use, of a catalog has nothing to do with RMAN's capabilities to create full backups. If there's no catalog, it will use the controlfile(s) of the backed up instance.

I do hope, you did not ask this, because the catalog is in the instance your try to backup?!? Bad idea. Use cold (nocatalog) backups if even files system copies for backing up the -closed, shut down- catalog database.

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel

Received on Wed Mar 09 2005 - 10:30:23 CST