Re: Raw device

Norbert Lakatos wrote:

> I need to backup raw devices, but I heard that Oracle have some
> specific header at the beginning of the raw device (for file
> management) which should bee skipped. Is this true, and if is how big
> is this header.
>
> TIA
Should not be a problem when backing up...Just use 'dd' on Unix or whatever tool you have... When you are CREATING the files, then you need to allow for it.

A common process is to allow a meg, so you create (say) a 1001m volume and nominate 1000m in the create tablespace statement

hth
connor

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