Re: RMAN backups to NFS OR FS 'snapshots'

Hi pal

I am currently wroking on a project to convert manual backups ( scripts   ) to rman
I have netbackup 6 and EMC snap environment with sun cluster

there is a netackup advanced client that can simplifies split backups

there is also an Oracle note on metalink regarding snap & rman

read you soon
patrick

  NetComrade wrote:
> For thoh se who run backups to NFS
>
> a) which device do you use.. with digiliant, and emc ax100, we haven't
> rearched much beyond 25megs per second (that's 9i, 10g with
> compression is faster)
> b) have you ever had corruption problems? we recently had a corrupt
> lvl0, which I thought was difficult to 'achieve' over a tcp mounted
> nfs
>
> We have also not used snapshots, but we might want to consider that..
> Could someone describe the 'basics' with that? This is the way I think
> I understand it:
> snapshots are taken at predetermined periods (db has to be in backup
> mode during each one?)
> As snapshots get older, they are 'merged'
> But biggest quesion:
> How does rman work with snapshots :) (e.g. what if we want to run rman
> duplicate, w/o impacting production)
>
> We run EMC CX500's and CX300's, do those offer snapshot technology?
> How pricey :)
>
> Any document links appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> .......
> We run Oracle 9iR2,10gR1/2 on RH4/RH3 and Solaris 10 (Sparc)
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Received on Sat Mar 31 2007 - 17:38:10 CDT