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we run archivelog backups hourly. That seems to me a candidate for duration
:)
I take your point though.
On 6/27/07, Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 6/26/07, Robert Freeman <robertgfreeman_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Oh RATE is SOOOO 9i!! :-)
> >
> > This is a 10g database so be looking at the *duration* parameter
> > instead!! Talk all about this in chapter 16 of the 10g RMAN Book!!
> >
> >
> I suppose there are circumstances where you might choose DURATION.
>
> RATE however will ensure that your backups will finish, however slowly.
>
> DURATION will interrupt and discard a backup that does not complete within
> the specified window.
> Personally I can't think of a situation where I would want to do that.
>
> Why would you use it?
>
> --
> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
>
-- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.orawin.info -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-lReceived on Wed Jun 27 2007 - 14:29:24 CDT
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