Re: could RMAN backup different platforms?

From: Frank van Bortel <frank.van.bortel_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:50:18 +0200
Message-ID: <eadm1o$eo3$3@news6.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>

peterstibbons_at_yahoo.com schreef:

> Yes you can use the Linux machine to backup the AIX RAC. I'm doing the
> exact same thing here: 9i & 10g RAC's (and single instance db's) on
> AIX,HP-UX, Linux, Windoze are being backed up by a 10g Recovery Catalog
> on Linux and then sent to TSM. I've had no problems whatsoever.

The recovery catalog is nothing more than a bunch of tables, containing a copy of the information that is held in the controlfiles. It is not a backup, nor a backup mechanism.

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Received on Fri Jul 28 2006 - 13:50:18 CDT