Path: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!newsread5.news.pas.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: pheonix1t User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server Subject: Re: question on 9iAS, backups and different platforms References: <4FNYa.174$US5.165@newsread5.news.pas.earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 60 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2003 00:08:18 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.22.32.12 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread5.news.pas.earthlink.net 1060387698 69.22.32.12 (Fri, 08 Aug 2003 17:08:18 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 17:08:18 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: newssvr20.news.prodigy.com comp.databases.oracle.server:240146 Ana C. Dent wrote: > pheonix1t wrote: > >> hello, >> before I get too far with my current project i'd like to run this past >> the experienced people on this list to see what they've seen regarding >> this issue. >> I have to deploy an oracle 9iAS server. For now, we have the windows >> 2000 disks for this....but eventually the whole 9iAS system will be >> pure linux. I didn't read too much about doing backups for 9iAS or >> how much trouble it is to move apps. between platforms (windows to >> linux). Supposedly, the 9iAS package makes the applications >> independant of the operating system.....so in theory this shouldn't be >> too much of a pain...but we all know how much theory actually works in >> a production setting! >> Are there any issues about this that I should be aware of....I can get >> the windows servers up sooner than I can the linux servers. But once >> done, the linux servers will run with less problems than the windows >> ones. >> I'd like to setup the 9iAS on windows, develop the apps, then while >> that's being done I can setup the linux servers, then move the apps to >> the linux servers running 9iAS. Does this sound reasonable or should >> I bite the bullet and forget the "quick and dirty" windows approach >> and just take the time to setup linux instead? >> Also...I got a bit of an odd request yesterday. Can oracle serve as a >> file server to store a bunch of stuff that is being shared on a >> network? I don't think so. But I did recall the Collaboration Suite >> does something like this, but you can't just use windows explorer to >> see the shared files....you have to use an oracle client to see all of >> your stuff. Can something like this be done? The reason is that this >> medical center has a very strict way they have setup their folder >> structure for the shared files. Like I said....I'm not sure, but if >> anyone can confirm this, that would be cool! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Oskar >> >> > On OTN is a White Paper dated April 2003, IIRC. > The title is quite similar to > "Oracle9i Application Server: > Backup and Recovery" > along with the paper is a Perl based utility to either > completely or incrementally backup mid-tier nodes plus > infrastructure nodes. > > You might want to check it out. > > HTH & YMMV > > > HAND! > cool! Thanks a lot :) Oskar