RMAN in NOCATALOG mode?

2003-09-18 Thread Denham Eva
Hello Wondering about this. If backing up the database with RMAN in NOCATALOG mode. When would be the best time to do backup of the controlfile? Before backup / after backup /before and after backup. Does this aid your recovery from a crash? What advantage would it have? Many Thanks Regards

RE: RMAN in NOCATALOG mode?

2003-09-18 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS
] -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 9:40 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hello Wondering about this. If backing up the database with RMAN in NOCATALOG mode. When would be the best time to do backup of the controlfile? Before backup / after backup /before and after

RE: RMAN in NOCATALOG mode?

2003-09-18 Thread Hemant K Chitale
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hello Wondering about this. If backing up the database with RMAN in NOCATALOG mode. When would be the best time to do backup of the controlfile? Before backup / after backup /before and after backup. Does this aid your recovery from a crash? What advantage

Re: RMAN in NOCATALOG mode?

2003-09-18 Thread Joe Testa
I always backup the controlfile as a separate statement AFTER the back is done so hopefully the backup i just completed is in there :) joe Denham Eva wrote: Hello Wondering about this. If backing up the database with RMAN in NOCATALOG mode. When would be the best time to do backup

Re: RMAN in NOCATALOG mode?

2003-09-18 Thread Tanel Poder
Hi! Denham Whether you need to back up the control file depends on whether you can recover the database without it. On Oracle8i, I gave up trying to extract the controlfile from the RMAN backup, and simply back the controlfile up after the backup completes. Others on this list have

RE: RMAN in NOCATALOG mode?

2003-09-18 Thread Mercadante, Thomas F
always backup the controlfile as a separate statement AFTER the back is done so hopefully the backup i just completed is in there :) joe Denham Eva wrote: Hello Wondering about this. If backing up the database with RMAN in NOCATALOG mode. When would be the best time to do backup

Re: RMAN in NOCATALOG mode?

2003-09-18 Thread Tanel Poder
AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I always backup the controlfile as a separate statement AFTER the back is done so hopefully the backup i just completed is in there :) joe Denham Eva wrote: Hello Wondering about this. If backing up the database with RMAN in NOCATALOG mode

RE: RMAN in NOCATALOG mode?

2003-09-18 Thread Craig Munday
this. If backing up the database with RMAN in NOCATALOG mode. When would be the best time to do backup of the controlfile? Before backup / after backup /before and after backup. Does this aid your recovery from a crash? What advantage would it have? Many Thanks Regards Denham Eva Oracle DBA Linux