Re: Hot Backups

In article 13814_at_scammell.ecos.tne.oz.au, mag_at_scammell.ecos.tne.oz.au (Mark Gurry) writes:
-->Hot Backups do not allow point in time recovery according to articles
-->I have read. Is this true?
-->
No. Hot Backups are the only way to perform PIT recovery.

-->It appears to me that Exports are an absolute necessity with Hot
-->Backups, and should be run nightly.

No. You can use HB as the nightly backup with a full export to tape once a month or so as an extra backstop. Exports aren't really needed when using HB.

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-->Any opinions?

You should read chapter 15 of the DBA guide.

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