The IBM Redbook "Using ADSM to Back Up Databases" (publication number
SG24-4335) discusses various means of backing up Oracle databases using
Oracle's Enterprise Backup Utility (EBU), DataTool's SQL-BackTrack product, and
ADSM.

As to your database group's concern, is this the one where they say that
SQL-BackTrack with ADSM poses a serious database integrity threat? In general,
I'd say that this is not true, although I do not know the basis of their
concern. Maybe other subscribers to ADSM-L will share their experiences, and
help shed some light on the issues they've encountered.

Andy Raibeck
ADSM Level 2 Support

        ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        01-05-98 10:42 AM
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Subject: Oracle question

     All,
     Maybe someone with the appropriate background can help resolve a
     problem that our organization is experiencing.  Our group is
     responsible for backup software, and a separate group is responsible
     for database software.  Our organization (which includes both groups)
     is currently in the process of developing and bringing up several
     major oracle based applications.  The database group is reluctant to
     allow the use of products such as  SQL-Backtrack with ADSM, claiming
     that recoveries from SQL-Backtrack based backups pose a serious
     database integrity threat.  Our backup group is very concerned that
     the planned large oracle database backups will not complete in the
     backup window time, and have been counting on a product such as
     SQL-Backtrack to make that possible.
        - Is the database group's concern a valid one?
        - Where can I find out what considerations are important in setting
     up the recovery procedures in an ADSM/SQL-Backtrack environment?
        - Any other comments/advice?

     TIA,
     Jim

     James.Whitney AT Doit.wisc DOT edu
     608.263.3431