Re: Backup flashback logs to tape

On Jul 2, 6:43 pm, zigzag..._at_yahoo.com wrote:
> On Jul 2, 10:20 am, Ganesh <ganesh.tam..._at_gmail.com> wrote:> I would like to know if there is any way I can backup my flashback
> > logs to tape.
>
> > I want to do this to provide additional level of backup and I have a
> > business need where I need to preserve older copies of Flashback logs.
>
> > According to all the documents I have referred, there is no RMAN
> > command available that would do this for me.
>
> > Kindly let me know if anyone has tried this sort of operation.
>
> > Thanks & Regards,
> > Ganesh
>
> You can alwys use OS command to backup flashback logs to taoe. As
> along you do not delete logs you will be fine.

Always? Really? Even if FRA is configured on an ASM volume? Which OS command does that and of which OS? And assuming FRA is on a conventional file system, what will you get on tape when Oracle writes flashback logs while you tar them? And why would you want to backup flashback logs to tape in the first place? What's their worth being there?

Regards,

   Vladimir M. Zakharychev
   N-Networks, makers of Dynamic PSP(tm)    http://www.dynamicpsp.com Received on Mon Jul 02 2007 - 11:49:41 CDT