Ok.... maybe you will think this is a silly thread, but I've wondered about this before...
We (DBA's) use the terms hot and cold backups all the time. I wonder though, when we talk about cold backups if the terminology should not include the mode of the backup: cold archivelog mode backup cold noarchivelog mode backup When we say "cold" backup, do we just assume it's NOARCHIVELOG mode...and enjoy the fact that we don't have to type or say as much...or should we be more specific to help the junior DBA's (or perhaps even those out there who have never really considered that there is a distinction between the two) out there? When books are written, I notice that they mostly just talk about hot and cold backups, assuming that the cold backup is in NOARCHIVELOG mode... what about the junior DBA who does a cold backup in ARCHIVELOG mode and follows the standard cold backup procedure (backing up control files and redo logs) assuming that he can just recover them....(granted, anyone should test their backup and recovery strategy, but this is a Jr. DBA!) Just thinking aloud... is it a silly question? Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP Oracle DBA Technical Lead CSX Midtier Database Administration The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can take his freedom away from him. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Freeman, Robert 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
