[NTLUG:Discuss] network backup solutions

[Kevin Hulse]

--- Chris Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:
> Kevin Hulse wrote:
> ....
> > 
> > Downtime? Isn't the whole point of an RDBMS such
> > as Oracle that you can back it up without
> incurring
> > any downtime. If you need to roll your own OS
> level
> > backup scripts for Oracle, you can just pick up
> the
> > Oracle Press backup & recovery guide and follow
> the
> > examples.
> 
> Oops.. sorry. Didn't know Oracle had invented a hack
> for their db.  Obviously with inherent risk though.

It's hardly a "hack". It's merely an extension of
Oracle's crash recovery & transaction logging
features. It's rather mundane for a serious RDBMS
actually.

If you can adequately safeguard your data (and
new transactions) through scheduled outtages, then
Oracle is likely overpriced overkill for you.

Also, Queisce is not a backup facility in Oracle.

> 
> Remember, you can't defy the laws of physics.
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