Re: Oracle 8i "hot" backups on AlphaVMS?

Thanks for the correction :-)
UNIX is also a "new" topic to me - we run NT4/Win 2K servers for the Oracles apps here. RMAN does integrate with the tape software we use, alternatively, short of tapes, we back-up to another server disk.

Neil.

"skulker" <bakermo_at_swbell.net.invalid> wrote in message news:3a732fba.81611033_at_news.swbell.net...
> It is my understanding that neither ABS not SLS have the interface to
> RMAN. The client would idealy like to use RMAN. I suppose he could run
> RMAN and backup to disks and then backup the disks via SLS - but that
> adds another step that is not necessary in UNIX.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 26 Jan 2001 15:41:21 -0000, "Neil Plucknett"
> <npluckne_at_ford.com> wrote:
>
> >Possibly looking at this from the wrong angle (fairly new to Oracle &
 it's
> >mysteries)- but what about running RMAN???
> >
> >Neil.
> >
> >
> >"Alan Greig" <agreig_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message
> >news:krct6tcvb816327ak8nj0hgpb4vu5uhiro_at_4ax.com...
> >> On Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:43:27 GMT, bakermo_at_swbell.net.yourhat (jjbaker)
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Greetings,
> >> >
> >> >My team manages AlphaVMS 7.1 on a cluster (4 - 8400's) running Oracle
> >> >7.x for a client. We are about to upgrade to VMS 7.2-1 and the client
> >> >will upgrade to Oracle 8i.
> >> >
> >> >Sometime in the near future the client would like to remove 2 8400's
> >> >from the cluster and run Oracle on UNIX on them. The client's DBAs
> >> >state that "hot backups" of Oracle on VMS is not possible.
> >>
> >> Others have answered this but perhaps your client should seriously
> >> worry about their DBAs. If they are this clueless their backups on
> >> current systems might be unusable.
> >>
> >>
> >> >Is that true? If not, how can it be done? Can it be done on UNIX and
> >> >NOT VMS????
> >> >
> >> >TIA
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >jjbaker
> >> >
> >> >emails remove .yourhat
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alan Greig
> >
> >
>
>
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