Re: RMAN Question

From: Howard J. Rogers <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 06:23:36 +1100
Message-ID: <3fd62138$0$1020$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

>
> i posted on here a few months ago and the consensus was to always use
> a repository with rman. what is your take?
>
> I forgot about transportable tablespaces. I like that strategy. I can
> run dbverify on that.

Do you use OEM? If so, use that repository database as RMAN's catalog.

Do you use 8i? Then a repository is more or less required.

Do you use 9i? Then unless you're using OEM (in which case, see above) I wouldn't necessarily want to use a catalog. Unless I had complex backup requirements, involving the use of incrementals and cumulatives, backups to be kept for defined lengths of times, and quite a few targets to be concerned with. If I had all those things, then I would use a catalog. If I had a two or three targets, one DBA, and a 'back it all up nightly' strategy, and 9i, I wouldn't use a catalog.

Regards
HJR

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