Mauicio,

Maybe this is what you are looking for :

Rman allows you to do some kind of "file grouping" by the way of defining
multiple channels for backing up the db. For example, your db has 10
db-files then you could open 2 channels in Rman to backup 5 db-files over
one channel "at the same time". This is how you can parallelize ( and speed
up ) the backup operation. ( Of cause : only as many channels as backup
devices make sense. Otherwise they get serialized again. ) As you mentioned
the backup of archivelogs is also possible over Rman with TDP.

herfried




Del Hoobler <hoobler AT US.IBM DOT COM>@VM.MARIST.EDU> on 31.07.2001 16:01:18

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> Del, thanks for answering. For the last question,  the database runs on
> Oracle. I've checked the page you mentioned and with the interface with
> RMAN, TSM is able to perform the backup of transation logs. Is it the
same
> for "file groups"? By the way, what does "file groups" means?
> For the first question, do you think that the "copy storage pool" option
> can do the job?
> Regards,
>Mauricio

Maurico,

I am not sure what the answer is for Oracle.  I will
ask one of the Oracle developers to respond to this.

"File group" in Microsoft SQL terminology allows you
to "split up" your databases into groupings to
allow for partial backups of certain pieces.
This could be done for physical or logical reasons.

The "Copy Storage Pool" is definitely a way to add
some redundancy to your backups. For more info about
Copy Storage Pools, check this URL:

http://www.tivoli.com/support/public/Prodman/public_manuals/AB/STOR/TSM/GC35-0410-01.html/anrwtfrm.htm



Thanks,

Del

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