Re: Compressing ORACLE bakup?

From: Tony Jambu <aaj_at_cmutual.com.au>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 1994 23:05:32 GMT
Message-ID: <CsHpH8.MHs_at_cmutual.com.au>


In article <2uoc7d$qi7_at_hpbblb.bbn.hp.com>, petern_at_bbn.hp.com (Peter Niedermann) writes:
> Hi,
> I heard that ORACLE doesn't recommend to compress softwarewise their
> database files during backup. Can anybody explain me why?

Peter

The problem is to do with using dd and compress I believe, and the BlockSize used. Oracle has a document called
COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION RECOVERY PROBLEM . Doc # 99769.561

Have a read of it.

ta
tony

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