RMAN 9i supports disk to disk and disk to tape backups of backupsets .. does that answer yor question Jared?
Deepak --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I don't know if it does or not. > > Will find out though, thanks. > > Jared > > > > > > > John Kanagaraj > > > <john.kanagara To: > Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: > > > Sent by: Subject: > RE: Disk to Disk backups and RMAN > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > om > > > > > > > > > 11/15/01 01:30 > > > PM > > > Please respond > > > to ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jared, > > RMAN supports DATAFILE COPY - which is essentially a > RMAN-catalogued *disk* > copy of the datafile. I am not sure if this can > handle multiple files > automatically (forgot lots of RMAN stuff once I > cleared my 8.0/8i OCP a few > years back :)) - I assume so since I see a > 'DATAFILECOPY' tag that can be > added. If so, shouldn't this address your issue? > > John Kanagaraj > Oracle Applications DBA > DBSoft Inc > (W): 408-970-7002 > > Kill your killer-commute! 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At this > > point the files on disk are backed up to tape, and > RMAN will > > have no knowledge of the tape labels needed to > restore from > > this backup set. > > > > This leaves the DBA and SA with the onerous duty > of finding the > > right set of tapes manually. > > > > Or does RMAN direct the backup of backup set on > disk to tape? > > > > To cut to the chase, what it appears will happen > with disk to disk > > backups is a loss of the ability to tell RMAN to > do a PITR and > > locate the correct tape set and load them via the > tape library > > without human intervention. > > > > If I just need to RTFM, I will do so gladly. > There's just a lot of > > manual to wade through and specific references > would be > > greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jared > > > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 > FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be > removed from). 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