what type of snapshot tech are you planning on using?
from the storage level (ex: emc snapshot) or volume/fs
level with veritas or something else?  snapshots can
offload the backup task to a non critcal machine where
you can conduct the oracle backup in offline or online
mode with rman.  you could also use hw or volume
replication in conjunction with rman to give you extra
levels of recovery (perhaps you already do this)

--- ckstehman AT pepco DOT com wrote:

> We use RMAN for all our Oracle instances.   We
> looked at the SAP agent,for 
> the SAP/Oracle databases
>  and found that RMAN was more efficient, and took
> far less time.
> 
> RMAN with the Veritas agent is the most efficient
> method we found.
> 
> 
> =============================
> Carl Stehman
> PHI Services Company
> 202-331-6619
> Pager 301-765-2703
> ckstehman AT pepco DOT com
> 
> 
> 
> Phil Stockton <Phil.Stockton AT rs-components DOT com> 
> Sent by: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> 08/11/2004 10:16 AM
> 
> To
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> cc
> 
> Subject
> [Veritas-bu] Large Oracle/SAP Database and 
> Netbackup
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> We are looking at having a 6 terabyte Oracle/SAP
> database in place.
> 
> The environment is Solaris. 
> 
> The current tape library is a StorageTek L700. 
> 
> Does anybody have a similar environment?  If so, how
> do you perform
> backups?.  We are a 24/7  business and are not
> allowed to bring down
> Oracle/SAP for backups.
> 
> We are thinking of RMAN and/or snapshot technology
> combined with whatever 
> is
> SAP orientated.
> 
> Any advice would be appreciated very much.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Phil Stockton and Oracle 9.
> 
> 
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