Re: [Veritas-bu] Question on DB online backups (Wayne T Smith)

2011-09-29 Thread David McMullin
Wayne - You are looking at this from the wrong perspective. You need to be concerned about RESTORING your data. It does not matter how 'successful' your backups are if you cannot restore the data. IMHO you really need to get a DBA or 'someone' to sign off on your backup procedure, as well as

Re: [Veritas-bu] Question on DB online backups (Wayne T Smith)

2011-09-29 Thread Wayne T Smith
I respectfully disagree in all respects. - Refusing to get a database backed up until management hires a DBA could be a resume generating event. - Like it or not, the questioner appears to be the Oracle DBA, albeit one very early in his DBA career and learning on his own! -

Re: [Veritas-bu] Question on DB online backups (Wayne T Smith)

2011-09-29 Thread Lightner, Jeff
] On Behalf Of Martin, Jonathan Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 1:18 PM To: veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Question on DB online backups (Wayne T Smith) Wow... sounds like accountability is in short supply. I work in I.T., it is not my job to tell management how

Re: [Veritas-bu] Question on DB online backups (Wayne T Smith)

2011-09-29 Thread WEAVER, Simon (external)
: veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:veritas-bu-boun...@mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Lightner, Jeff Sent: 29 September 2011 18:59 To: Martin, Jonathan; veritas-bu@mailman.eng.auburn.edu Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Question on DB online backups (Wayne T Smith) It might not be your