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Re: RMAN crosscheck command and ITSM for DB 5.2

2003-10-01 10:41:09
Subject: Re: RMAN crosscheck command and ITSM for DB 5.2
From: Neil Rasmussen <rasmussn AT US.IBM DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 07:39:07 -0700
Matt,

Rman crosscheck will only expire those backups that belong to that node
during the RMAN crosscheck. This statement does not belong in the manual,
I am glad that you pointed this out. There is no need for your DBA's to be
concerned that other data is needlessly getting expired.

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Date:    Tue, 30 Sep 2003 09:57:05 +0100
From:    "Thomas, Matthew" <Matthew.Thomas AT LLOYDSTSB.CO DOT UK>
Subject: RMAN crosscheck command and ITSM for DB 5.2

*SMers

In the ITSM for Databases v5.2 (Oracle) manual SC32-9064-00 it states:

"Be aware that the RMAN crosscheck command will expire backups on the
Tivoli
Storage Manager Server that belong to a different Tivoli Storage Manager
node or file space."

...three times (relating to policy set up, deleting old backups and using
utilities).

Our DBAs were understandably a bit concerned having seen this and would
like
some clarification, since they use crosscheck as part of their backup
expiration/deletion scripts.

It seems to indicate that the crosscheck command will expire Oracle
backups
for ALL our nodes backing up to a given TSM server, although i'm sure this
can't be the case.
I presume that this is true only if you don't specify the TDPO.opt file
during deletion script?

Can anybody confirm or refute this as it's not very clear and it's a
alarmed
our DBAs somewhat

TIA
Matt Thomas
Storage Support - Open Systems
ITSD Service Introduction
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> * e-mail      matthew.thomas AT Lloydstsb.co DOT uk
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Regards,

Neil Rasmussen
Software Development
TDP for Oracle
rasmussn AT us.ibm DOT com

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