Re: Archive Log Mode Question

From: Jeremiah Wilton <jeremiah_at_wolfenet.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 08:42:09 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.02.9907040838420.15751-100000@gonzo.wolfenet.com>

On Thu, 1 Jul 1999 mpir_at_compuserve.com wrote:

> If you are talking about hot backups, you can't disable archive
> logging. The database needs the archive logs to handle 'hot' mode. If
> you are talking about cold backups, then the database is down and
> archiving is irrelevant.

Archiving redologs is not irrelevant for people using cold backups. Having archived copies of every log will allow you, in the event of a restore, to roll forward from any given cold backup to an arbitrary point in time between backups.

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Jeremiah Wilton http://www.wolfenet.com/~jeremiah Received on Sun Jul 04 1999 - 10:42:09 CDT