Re: Solaris 10 oracle backup

In article <QZGdnSnMj44uMGHenZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d_at_comcast.com>,  "Mike Dundas" <mdundas_at_Nospamthanks.comcast.net> wrote:

> We have just recently installed two servers running Solaris 10 and an Oracle
> database (don't know much about version, will need to check further).
> Currently, I use Veritas Netbackup 4.5 datacenter for all of our server
> backups to a Quantum ATL. Solaris 10 isn't supported with Netbackup ver
> 4.5, and although I have the new Veritas software, I haven't worked out a
> plan for the upgrade yet. My primary concern is to get backups of the two
> servers. I have attached a DLT drive to one server and I am using ufsdump
> to get the OS, but wondered what the correct procedure was for the db dump.
> Is it possible? Do I need to put Db in queiscent mode etc? What can I do for
> now until I upgrade Netbackup.
>
> thanks,
>
> Mike Dundas
> System Administrator
> The Asbury Park Press

I know there's RMAN, the Oracle backup tool or you can "roll your own" by either shutting down the database cold, doing backups, and restarting or doing an incremental backup of the database tablespaces in "backup mode" along with the archive redo logs then restoring the tablespaces.

Unless you've done Oracle backups before, you'd best involve the Oracle DBAs to help you.

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