Oracle-L: Re: How to backup a data warehouse?

From: <Cherie_Machler_at_gelco.com>
Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 12:38:24 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0045C006.20020508123824@fatcity.com>

Stephane,

So, what process did you use to switch over a non-read-only partition to read-only on a monthly basis? How quickly were you able to make the switch?

How large were your partitions?

Thanks,

Cherie

                                                                                                                      
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I've tested a setup like the one Tim is describing. We tested backuping with RMAN using incremental and doing conventional hot backup. We were partitionned by month and each partition was in its own tablespace. Only the current month was active so the rest was in read only mode.
Since volume was not too big , we were still able to do a nice clean full backup during the weekends.

Tim Gorman <Tim_at_SageLogix.com> a écrit : > The short answer is that it becomes important to
> make use of the features of 1) range-partitioning,
> 2) read-only tablespaces, and 3) incremental backups
> with RMAN, and 4) a honking big tape library using
> media-management software.
>
> Range-partitioning allows tables and indexes to be
> spread across multiple tablespaces, usually by time.
> As data ages, inserts/updates/deletes tends to
> cease; it is usually the newest data that has
> insert/update/delete activity upon it.
>
> Therefore, as data ages, you can set the tablespace
> in which the partitions are located to read-only.
> As tablespaces are set to read-only, you can remove
> them from the regular backup list. It is important
> to take 2-3 additional backups for archival
> retention after setting to read-only, but the
> regularly scheduled backups can now ignore those
> tablespaces. Generally, I recommend partitioning
> according to your loading scheme (i.e. daily loads,
> thus daily partitions) and storing those partitions
> in tablespaces according to your scheme for setting
> them read-only (i.e. if setting read-only on a
> quarterly basis after aged 6 months, then create
> "quarterly" tablespaces to house all of the
> partitions from all partitioned objects in that
> quarter).
>
> The advantages of RMAN's incremental backup
> mechanisms should be obvious, but its usefulness
> depends on the nature of the application. At the
> very least, incremental backups will "supplement"
> the effects of the partitioning/read-only-tablespace
> scheme illustrated above. Using RMAN's incremental
> backup mechanism, at worst you would be getting the
> equivalent of a level-0 or "full" backup, if every
> block was modified during every backup cycle. I
> hope that would be an unlikely scenario, though...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Terrian, Tom
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 9:38 AM
> Subject: How to backup a data warehouse?
>
>
> How do you guys backup your data warehouses? Our
> warehouse is suppose to top out around 3.5TB. It
> seems that the traditional hot/cold backup methods
> will not be able to keep up. How do you guys do it?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom Terrian
>
>
>
>
>
>

Stéphane Paquette
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