Re: rman backup should be smaller than the database ????

From: NetComrade <netcomradeNSPAM_at_bookexchange.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:44:38 GMT
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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:22:27 -0800, newhorizon <mehmeteser_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>I am using RMAN backup.
>
>When I get the hot RMAN backup using the following commands.
>
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>BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG;
>BACKUP CURRENT CONTROLFILE;
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>I was expecting to see that the rman backup would be smaller since it
>is copying the used blocks for the database. Should I shrink the
>tables before the backup ?

Use compression in 10g
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