Correct, you could try turning off your swap (if using UNIX) and using 
that as a RAW partition if you had enough ram but for Windows I am not sure
what you would do there.

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, dy018 wrote:

>
> Thanks all,
>
> Sorry, i think my question should be "Can flashbackup be done without using 
> any cache parition?" I was recommanded by symantec to use flashbackup to 
> improve the backup speed, but i read the setup doc it stated it needs a raw 
> parition that is unused for cache. If i have no more raw parition available, 
> which also mean i cant proceed with the POC testing for flashbackup?
>
>
>
> JC Cheney wrote:
>> Correct - this is where any changes are cached until the backup
>> completes. What do you mean by "the workaround" ?
>>
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>> AFAIK you need a small raw partition for it.
>>
>> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, dy018 wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> Anyone of you has experience in flashbackup using solaris advanced
>>>
>> client. Is the cache partition a mandatory requirement for Flashbackup?
>> If it is, then anyone know the workaround? Thanks
>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
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