Re: Newbie Backup Question - Compression

I don't recommend compressing a file system that has oracle datafiles on it. The reason is oracle will try and use direct io to a file. If you setup compression and don't go through the OS. Oracle won't be able to read the file.

If you are just talking about compressing the file to some sort of table or backup device. Go right ahead. It has nothing to do with the database.

Ray Diaz <raydiaz1_at_excite.com> wrote in message news:IcSJ3.11031$t%3.942138_at_typ11.nn.bcandid.com...
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> A client of mine has just purchased a program that uses Oracle 8.x and I
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> using Veritas to do a cold backup. I was told by the application company
> the we can NOT compress the Oracle database files.
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> Is this true? I can't understand what compression would have to do with
> files during a cold backup.
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Received on Mon Oct 04 1999 - 21:16:03 CDT