Yes, Don, but you can't have incremental, only full backup online with
Oracle 7 EBU.

SQL Backtrack can have incremental even with Oracle 7.

But, since the thread started with RMAN, I guessed Rene used Oracle 8.
That's why I said they were even.

best regards,
Rodrigo

>You can do online backups with Oracle 7 - you just have to use EBU instead
>Don Caronna

>Think Tank Systems, LLC
>Rodrigo Cordovil Gazzaneo <rgazzaneo AT INFOLINK.COM DOT BR> on 07/30/99 01
>Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>cc: (bcc: Don Caronna/Los Angeles/Ttank)
>Subject: Re: FW: Backing up Oracle with ADSM
>SQL Backtrack does online incremental backup, while Connect Agent only doe
>it with Oracle 8. If you are talking about RMAN, they are even.
>Check prices. SQL Backtrack has a license scheme based on the amount of
>data, I believe, and the ConnAgent does it plain and simple. Could be a
>differential point.
>Both products have great success histories that can be shared on the list.
>best regards,
>Rodrigo
>>Patrick, sorry I read too fast. You are talking about Oracle and not S
>>For Oracle, we are right now comparing two solutions:
>>- ADSM Connect agent for Oracle (interface between RMAN and ADSM API)
>>- SQL Backtrack from BMC Software
>>Apologies,
>>Rene Lambelet
>>Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestle - CH-1800 Vevey
>>Tel: ++41'21'924'35'43 / Fax: ++41'21'924'45'89
>>E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Lambelet,Rene,VEVEY,FC-SIL/INF.
>>> Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 3:14 PM
>>> To: 'ADSM: Dist Stor Manager'
>>> Subject: RE: Backing up Oracle with ADSM
>>>
>>> Hello Patrick, we use Backint from IBM, a very good solution for
>>>
>>> Plaese have a look at their site:
>>>
>>> <a href=<a href=http://www.de.ibm.com/ide/backint_adsm.html ta
>>>
>>> Rene Lambelet
>>> Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestle - CH-1800 Vevey
>>> Tel: ++41'21'924'35'43 / Fax: ++41'21'924'45'89
>>> E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Kelly, Patrick C. [SMTP:PKELLY AT WCB.STATE.ND DOT US]
>>> Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 2:49 PM
>>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>>> Subject: Backing up Oracle with ADSM
>>>
>>> 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
>>> cold
>>> backup. Works good but causes about 3hrs of downtime. What I woul
>>> 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 fuss
>>> 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
>----------------------------------
>Thank You,
>Don Caronna
>Think Tank Systems, LLC
>IBM CATE/ADSM Certified Technician/Solutions Provider
>Office: (562) 653-2520
>Fax: (562) 653-2560
>dcaronna AT ttank DOT com
>www.ttank.com