Re: backing up redo log files.

From: Tom Hoffmann <tom.hoffmann_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 22:31:55 GMT
Message-ID: <vPpw7.43910$3d2.2451334@bgtnsc06-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>

On Monday 08 October 2001 16:27, Kevin S. Smith wrote:

> I am using the tar command to copy my redo log files to tape using the
> following syntax:
>
>
> FILES= ls /u04/archive/arc_*.dbf; Export FILES;
>
> after restarting the archiver, I then use:
>
> tar -rvf /dev/tapedevice $Files

Use the -c option to create an archive. The -r option appends files to the end of an already existing archive. Not what you want.

tar -cvf /dev/tapedev $Files

should work. BTW, Oracle recommends *not* backing up your online redo logs, but rather recommends backing up your archived redo logs. That way you will not accidentally restore your redo logs when trying to recover a database. That would be bad. Received on Mon Oct 08 2001 - 17:31:55 CDT