Re: Estimating size of rman backup

Niall Litchfield wrote:
> gazzag wrote:
> > Vincent Ventrone wrote:
> >> Yet we have been running dozens of 8i & 9i databases using Network Appliance
> >> boxes for storage & NFS mounts for the file systems for the database files
> >> for almost 5 years now -- no problems yet...
> >
> > No problems yet != Oracle supports it
> >
> > -g
> >
>
> I *think* that you will find that nfs mounts are supported for backup
> locations (and IIRC arch destinations) but not for datafiles etc.

Oracle supports it != No problems. See Note:356199.1 for example.

arch destinations? Somehow that makes me think of serial intensive writes to a device of uncertain performance for a process that will stop the db dead if it stalls... to each his own, I guess.

jg

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