Re: Hot backups vs. Offline Backups

From: Richard A. Woods <rawoods_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: 1995/12/07
Message-ID: <4a5n2s$44i_at_ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>#1/1


In <4a0g1p$62u_at_gaia.cc.gatech.edu> badri_at_cc.gatech.edu (badri) writes:
>
>Hi:
>
> We run Oracle Version 7.2.16.0 on Dynix/ptx 2.1. We currently
 have
>triple mirroring and shut the database down to back it up.
>
> There was a discussion earlier about hot backups with efficient
>striping. I am a newbie and would like to get expert opinion on the
 same.
>Has anyone had a positive/negative experience with hot backups? What
>to I stand to loose? Is performance ok with it? We are also looking at
>migrating to Dynix/ptx v4.1. Has anybody experienced any version
>incompatibility with it?
>
>thanks a lot,
>
>-Badri

I strongly advise you to get a copy of The Oracle Backup and Recovery Handbook by Rami Velpuri from Oracle Press, available at many bookstores in my area. This book is the definitive B&R source and should provide you with all the information you'll need to make an educated decision.

Rich Woods
Oracle Worldwide Customer Support Received on Thu Dec 07 1995 - 00:00:00 CET

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