Database backup

From: Lee English <englishl_at_odin.wosc.osshe.edu>
Date: 1997/11/16
Message-ID: <346FB8A4.7AEA@odin.wosc.osshe.edu>#1/1

I just took over administering an ORACLE 7.1 database on a UNIX system. They do full database backups several times a week. AS part of this, they backup the entire ORACLE filesystem each time along with the database. I didnt think this was necessary, thought just the init files and control files needed to be backed up with the db.
If I can omit the ORACLE filesystem , I can shuffle some other things around and reduce the downtime for backups. Is it necessary to backup the ORAClE filesystem every time? or periodically and after upgrades?

Thanks in advance,

Jim Hoag Received on Sun Nov 16 1997 - 00:00:00 CST