Hi Ian,
you are correct. Bacula does not have a specific
backup agent for Oracle, and the only way to back up
an Oracle database is the good old BEGIN BACKUP/END
BACKUP procedure.
I wrote a piece about the way I run such a backup at
my workplace. You can read it in
http://paramount.ind.wpi.edu/wiki/doku.php?do=show&id=application_specific_backups#oracle_10g_release_2
I run hot backups every day and delete archived redo
logs, rock solid. Did several successful restores.
Last time I looked, my server uptime was 32 days.
I know, commercial products offer great backup agents
for Oracle, but as a free solution, Bacula works
GREAT. Regards,
Georger
--- Ian Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu:
>
> I have checked out the FAQs and the documentation,
> but perhaps I missed
> something or haven't looked closely enough. I was
> wondering if it is
> currently possible for Bacula to backup an Oracle
> database. This is a
> production database and I am running Bacula 1.38.11.
> From what I have
> found, it seems my only choice is to use Oracle's
> tools to grab a
> snapshot and back that up. Are there any other
> options that I may be
> missing? Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
>
> Ian W. Parker
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