With BLIB you don't need RMAN to do Oracle backups.  If you want to use RMAN
instead of BLIB, you need the Oracle Extension for NetBackup.  If you want
the flexibility (?) of RMAN, but the performance of BLIB, you need the
Oracle RMAN BLIB Extension for NetBackup (new, even more expensive option).


Michael Traves
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Bakh" <bbakh AT veritas DOT com>
To: "Ashton, Richard" <RichardAshton AT dolphin-telecom.co DOT uk>;
<veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 9:33 AM
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] NBU 3.2 and Oracle backups


> There is an Oracle extension that is sold separately.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ashton, Richard [mailto:RichardAshton AT dolphin-telecom.co DOT uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 3:16 AM
> To: 'veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu'
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] NBU 3.2 and Oracle backups
>
>
> Peeps,
> Quick question.  I have a tier 1 and a tier 2 license, tier 1 for my
> U10 netbackup master, the tier 2 for an E4500 with an L280 to be
configured
> as 1 storage unit.  I also have a license for the L280 robotic controller
> module.
>
> Question is, I have the database edition of Veritas (VXvm, VXFS,
> Quick I/O, BLIB etc) - does this allow me to use the rman stuff with
> Netbackup, or do I have to purchase another module license?  I seem to
> remember having to link in a library from somewhere to use it, but can't
> find this on the CD's I have been shipped.
>
> Rich.
>
>
>
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