Path: news.easynews.com!easynews!sjc-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!news-peer-west.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!enews.sgi.com!nntp.wetware.com!attbt1!ip.att.net!inet16.us.oracle.com!not-for-mail From: "Pete Sharman" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server References: Subject: Re: Continu backup of database Lines: 34 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:16:59 -0700 NNTP-Posting-Host: 130.35.21.30 X-Trace: inet16.us.oracle.com 1002727537 130.35.21.30 (Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:25:37 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:25:37 PDT Xref: easynews comp.databases.oracle.server:120826 X-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:36:14 MST (news.easynews.com) Why not just turn on archiving? The whole point of that is to minimize data loss in case of recovery need. -- HTH. Additions and corrections welcome. Pete Author of "Oracle8i: Architecture and Administration Exam Cram" Now got a life back again that the book is released! "Controlling developers is like herding cats." Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook "Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!" Bruce Pihlamae, long-term Oracle DBA "Johan Lorier" wrote in message news:c4ce07bf.0110100449.7442e389@posting.google.com... > Hello, > > 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. > > Regards, > > Johan