Path: news.easynews.com!easynews!news-out.cwix.com!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.rt.ru!news.vsi.ru!not-for-mail From: "Sergey M" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Subject: Re: Continu backup of database Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 17:27:50 +0400 Organization: VoronezhSvyazInform ISP News Server Lines: 15 Message-ID: <9q1ico$8vc$1@serv2.vsi.ru> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.133.91.236 X-Trace: serv2.vsi.ru 1002720475 9196 195.133.91.236 (10 Oct 2001 13:27:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: postmaster@vsi.ru NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 13:27:55 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Xref: easynews comp.databases.oracle.server:120810 X-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 07:25:01 MST (news.easynews.com) > one of our customers wants to have 'continu' backup, that is: when one > backup has completed, the next one should immediately be started. The > reason for this is that when a complete recovery from tape has to be > done, the data loss should be minimal. > Are there alternatives to achieve this? (Not too expensive ofcourse, > an identical mirror server is not an option). What are the pro's and > con's of this method (loss of performance, certain risks?). Oracle > 8.0.6, WinNT Server 4 SP5. This's wrong way. Read "Oracle Concepts" chapter 1 "Introduction to the Oracle Server", particularly section "Database Backup and Recovery" 458034598