Netbackup simply issues RMAN commands to do the backup straight to tape.
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Terry Dykstra
Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
"Steven Faulconer" <fishtoad_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
>
> I spent a little time going through this group and found some older
> references to my question, but wanted to get a slightly newer opinion.
>
> We have many Oracle database servers running on Solaris and SPARC
> hardware. We have a backup server and large tape library running on
> Solaris and SPARC hardware as well. Currently, we are running Oracle 9i
> with plans to upgrade to 10g in the near future. There has been some
> discussions on the best methods for doing backups.
>
> Right now, we export the data out of Oracle, then run NetBackup to grab
> the files from the OS and send them to tape. What advantage, if any,
> would we have in getting the Oracle agent for NetBackup and using it to
> get the data from Oracle, over setting up RMAN scripts?
>
> To me, it seems like double the work to use RMAN to backup the
> database, then backup those backups to tape using NetBackup. We could
> essentially make it one operation with NetBackup for Oracle. Also, this
> gives us a graphical interface (essentially) into RMAN, making things
> somewhat easier.
>
> Based on the information I found in this group, RMAN knowledge would
> still be advisable. Anyone know of any case studies or that sort of
> document available that provides a comparison?
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Steven
>
Received on Wed Dec 14 2005 - 14:13:05 CST
