Re: RMAN question

"Ryan Gaffuri" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:1efdad5b.0310200404.1ecc0777_at_posting.google.com...
> I would think it would be ok to have these on existing servers(due to
> issues with oracle licensing fees) as long as you have them on
> seperate hard disks and you backup to tape.
Personally, If I were to use a catalog db I'd have a separate db for it, so that a crash or misuse of another application doesn't affect the db. I'd even put it on a separate hardware.

>
> How would you manage this if you are using NAS or SAN? All I see are
> logical mountpoints when I set up my databases?
No idea.

> how do you configure your RMAN databases?
I've got three small databases (ten to twelve GB each) and I don't use the catalog at all. I manage all the records in the controlfiles and do the backups as cronjobs.
All the backups go to a nfs mounted volume that gets backed up by the department backup system.
In case I get problems with this nfs setup I will back up to a local drive and put the data on the backed up volume using rdist. If you are just setting up and your database is small that (meaning the rdist stuff) is what I'd start out with. That way you have your data in three separate locations (local disk, remote disk and department backup) and can easily recover from any losses.

If you need to back up more than a few GB then you have to approach things differently but I have no experience with that.

Lots of Greetings!
Volkerdatabases? Received on Mon Oct 20 2003 - 07:33:50 CDT