Any views on RMAN?

From: terry norman <scott_at_tiger9.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 00:02:11 +0100
Message-ID: <8ph4al$imp$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>

Hi all,

Any views on RMAN please? I'm supposed to be using it to provide backup / recovery on a database coming into production, using Legato Networker to do the media end of things.
I understand how it's supposed to work, the developers have provided backup scripts (!), and we'll test it at Ops Acceptance. What's the feeling about this product? I'm slightly worried that because recoveries are mercifully rare, any problems might emerge only when it's the real thing, and there's going to be a layer of complexity between me and the recovery materials. (I'm nervous that I won't be able to just reach out for Rama Velpuri's excellent book on backup and recovery!) For example, is it possible to create backup files that can only be used by RMAN? I.e. you can't just forget about RMAN when the chips are down and go back to unix cp statements - assuming you can figure out what to copy! TIA for any experiences, especially if anyone's used it to recover in deadly earnest!

Regards,
Terry. Received on Sun Sep 10 2000 - 18:02:11 CDT