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From: Kenneth Koenraadt
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: Re: what is smart backup
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:58:02 GMT
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On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 21:15:56 +0200, Frank van Bortel
<frank.van.bortel@gmail.com> wrote:

>peter schreef:
>> Hello DBAs,
>> 
>> Please Inform what is smart backup.
>> and how to set shmmax in linux if my database size is 400G and users
>> are nearly 3025.
>> 
>> thank you
>> 
>Smart is to actually make backups.

Real smart is being actually able to reocver from those backups.....

how many % of existing backups of mission-critical systems have never
been restore-tested ?

20% ?

How many have not been restore-tested within the last 2 years ?

80% ?

- Kenneth Koenraadt


>The designated mechanism is using RMAN
>
>-- 
>Regards,
>Frank van Bortel
>
>Top-posting is one way to shut me up...