Re: Oracle + LVM = Mirrored Backups?

From: Ulrich Windl <wiu09524_at_rz.uni-regensburg.de>
Date: 19 Nov 1999 11:31:45 +0100
Message-ID: <snf903u6acu.fsf@rrzc5.rz.uni-regensburg.de>

fpuhan_at_my-deja.com writes:

> During a recent discussion with a tech from Hewlett Packard, I was
> informed that it is possible to perform backups on VLDBs with a minimum
> of downtime by using LVM (Logical Volume Manager) to create mirrored
> copies of Oracle's data files, then by "breaking" the mirror, backup the
> mirror copies of the data files, and the re-sync the mirror once the
> backup is complete. The total downtime I'm told is in the minutes, if
> not seconds.

Wondering: We have no downtime at all during backup. Do you really need an offline backup?

Ulrich Received on Fri Nov 19 1999 - 04:31:45 CST