Re: Looking for a online backup procedure(pl/sql) on unix

banicki wrote:
>
> Are there any online backup procedures written in pl/sql for
> a UNIX platform? I could use a piece of sample code. I
> believe I had a piece code from metalink, that was several
> years old, but I can no longer find it...
>
> Actually would like to make this a scheduled stored
> procedure verses using cron...
>
> Terry Banicki, Illinois Power
>
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As PL/SQL is an RDBMS language, it's not very well fit for performing OS tasks, such as backup. My advice is to use shell scripts based on cpio or dd,
combined with the manual alter tablespace begin/end backup or buy Legato or
Alexandria software and combine it with RMAN.

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Mladen Gogala Received on Wed Aug 25 1999 - 20:36:43 CDT