Hi everybody,

I am looking for some suggestions on backing up Oracle databases using ADSM.
The way we do it now, is to shutdown the database nightly and do a cold
backup. Works good but causes about 3hrs of downtime. What I would like to
do is shut the database down for a cold backkup weekly and then backup the
archive logs periodically throughout the week.

Has anyone had experience doing this? More importantly has anyone had
success recovering from this type of backup. I have seen how fussy Oracle
can be after a restore and I need to have my bases covered.

Thanks in advance
Pat Kelly
pkelly AT wcb.state.nd DOT us