Re: RMAN questions...

> I know you don't mean that question seriously.

No. I didn't mean it seriously. It was more of a rhetorical question.

> > I see your points. But I also see the *recovery* side of the coin too.
>
> And you think I don't? I only mentioned backup times because your original
> post said, in effect, if using incrementals to *recover* is not faster, then
> what's the point of incrementals? Sounded like you *only* see the recovery
> side of the coin. The point I was making is that there's a balance between
> recovery and backup times, and incrementals help you strike that balance.

You are correct. In my first post to this thread, I did focus only on the recovery side of the coin. And your post focused on the backup side of the coin. And unless I misread your post, you seemed to say that incrementals are considered for saving time and space in backups. But I feel that incrementals can also save you time on recovery as well. So in my followup, I was trying to point out that there are two sides, both of which must be considered. I incorrectly stated one side at first, probably because the OP was concerned about incrementals in the recovery phase, so I incorrectly limited my answer to just that side.  

> > After all, considering a backup strategy without considering the
> > recovery strategy is to take the slippery slope.
>
> When or where did I ever say anything that could be even remotely construed
> that way?

You never did say anything that was along those lines. And I didn't mean to imply that those were a representation of you comments, because I (and most in this group) know better of that from you. I was just trying to state, for those following the thread, and to correct my earlier post, that *both* sides of the coin must be considered.

Cheers! ;)
Brian

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