Tim !

Oracle has backup features (EBU on Oracle7 and RMAN on Oracle8). The backup
can be done to ADSM through the ADSM connect agent. You can run "HOT" backups
with oracle 7 and oracle8, which mean that you don't have to close your
database. In Oracle 8 you can also run incremental backups (cumulative or
incremental). You can perform Full database or partial backups/restore.

EBU or RMAN send the backup object to ADSM through the ADSM API  and  ADSM
Connect agent.

You can read about database backup in the following books/articles:
1. Using ADSM to backup databases - the current version is about Oracle 7. I
was on the team who wrote the next version, it will be published on the
internet and hard copy by the end of 2Q. It includes Oracle7 and Oracle8:
features, configuration and using.

2. Using ADSM to backup database - white paper, you can find it on ADSM home
page.

3. Oracle documentation , which I consider very poor regarding Backups, but
it can give you a very good knowledge about the backup features.

Let me know if you need any more help

Malkit Hayun , UDI
Application Engineer



Tim Dobrowolsky wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I've been trying to figure out what exactly the Oracle Backup Agent does.
> I've was told at first that it could perform table restores, true
> incremental backups of the database (i.e. the entire dbf files does not
> backup because a single byte changed).  Then I was told that it basically
> allowed hot backups.
>
> I'm confused. Does anyone have a resource that clearly explains all this?
> Is anyone using it be willing to answer a few yes/no questions?
>
> Thanks.
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