Bill - I'll take the contrarian stand, just so you see the "cons" as well as
the "pros". I notice you say "my database" as in singular. If you truly are
responsible for a single database, I would argue that RMAN may be more than
you want to bite off. Most of us DBAs are paid as professional skeptics, so
I'll ask you "what is wrong with your current backup methods?".
I have worked with RMAN a little, and keep getting drawn away to
production support, but I find it is difficult to work learn and hard to get
up and going. On the other hand, everyone says that recovery is really
nifty, assuming you have all the files RMAN needs.
On the other hand, if you are planning to take the OCP exam for
backup and recovery, then you should definitely start using RMAN, because I
hear it is most of the exam.
Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
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Hi,
I'm in the process of upgrading my database to 9i and I was trying to
decide whether I wanted to change my backup strategy to use RMAN. Do most of
you use it? If you use it, what is your opinion of it? If you don't use it,
why did you decide not to?
Bill Carle
AT&T
Database Administrator
816-995-3922
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