Re: RMAN for Backing up Non Database Filesystems?

From: Mark D Powell <Mark.Powell2_at_hp.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 05:41:32 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <eece552f-a228-48e1-8e66-86b271921145_at_x19g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>

On Oct 3, 6:48 pm, ddf <orat..._at_msn.com> wrote:
> On Oct 2, 1:05 pm, oraclesandi..._at_yahoo.ca wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > We are running RMAN on 10g and 11g databases (On Solaris)
>
> > Is there a way to configure RMAN to backup non-database filesystems?
> > (Likely, a full backup weekly, and cumulative incremental daily).
>
> > Thanks,
> > BG
>
> No. From the Concepts Manual:
>
> "Recovery Manager (RMAN)
>
> A utility that backs up, restores, and recovers Oracle databases. You
> can use it with or without the central information repository called a
> recovery catalog. If you do not use a recovery catalog, RMAN uses the
> database's control file to store information necessary for backup and
> recovery operations. You can use RMAN in conjunction with a media
> manager to back up files to tertiary storage."
>
> RMAN was not designed to backup anything other than Oracle databases
> (where Oracle database includes archivelogs, controlfiles, spfiles and
> ASM files).
>
> David Fitzjarrell

I second what David said. The rman utility is Oracle specific.

HTH -- Mark D Powell -- Received on Tue Oct 04 2011 - 07:41:32 CDT