Re: How to Keep latest backupset on disk and tape, but delete older backupset from disk?

dax.desai_at_gmail.com wrote:
> I want to do the below scenario:
>
> Backup my Oracle 9i db to disk.
> Backup the backupsets from disk to tape.
> Delete any older backupsets from disk.
>
> I should have the latest backupset on disk at any given time according
> to this routine. What is the method to achieve this?
>

Combo of tape backup software and RMAN; use RMAN to create the Oracle backup, use the tape backup software to backup your backups to tape, use RMAN to do the housekeeping. (delete noprompt obsolete, with retention is set to 1, delete noprompt expired backup, delete ...)

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Frank van Bortel

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