Ryan - No, the documents imply that it is one or the other. My tasks was to perform a disaster recovery, and it seemed pretty hard to configure a catalog on a test server, so I just tried the controlfile method and discovered it worked. If you are on Oracle 9i, it backups the control file for you.
Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:50 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L i must have misread the docs. i thought it was either catalog or control file. didnt know you could do both thanks. > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/12/04 Thu AM 11:04:26 EST > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: RMAN questions > > > I suppose just how much redundancy makes you sleep well is up to you. But, > one additional bit of info to keep in mind is that the backup info also gets > stored in the control files, and rman can use those too if no catalog > database is available. Making a copy of a control file after the backup > finishes, and saving that copy, can be a part of the rman backup. That way, > if you lost all control files and your catalog database, rman can use your > saved control file copy get back at least most, if not all, of your stuff. > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. I can handle the > > scripting my self. Im just looking for a viable plan. > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
