Re: Backup RMAN on disk and tape at the same time

From: jungwolf <spatenau_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:09:42 -0500
Message-ID: <10644b9e05042208098b650d9@mail.gmail.com>

On 4/22/05, Marquez, Chris <CMarquez_at_aarp.org> wrote:
> But I have to say that this is one of the benefits of a properly
> configured Oracle->RMAN->MML-Agent->Tape environment.
> Oracle(RMAN) and Tape become a client server relationship and thus the
> DBA doesn't need to "go to" the SA to get the backup from tape.

>=20

> But again the emphases is on "properly configured (MML-Agent/Tape)
> environment"...No offense. ;o)

"Properly configured" is right. I have a bad taste in my mouth after using the MML from Veritas. We had multiple, multiple problems with the vendors (Oracle, Sun, Veritas) pointing fingers at each other, our sys admins, and us DBAs.

The finicky nature of RMAN and the ridiculous unresolved issues with the MML made me want to go back to the old days and do 'alter tablespace begin backup' scripts. Horrors!

Don't get me wrong. RMAN is a dream when it works correctly. But have a problem and you're suddenly in support land instead of just troubleshooting a few simple shell scripts.

Steven
(waxing nostalgic)

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