Re: Whatcha' wanta have?????

> They don't have anything to compare to the 'simplicity' of onbar > or ontape. > Hmmm - I think you may have been reading the wrong parts of the doc - please make sure to check out the RMAN (Recovery Manager) documentation. While you can use standard OS utilities to do a backup (both hot and cold), it's pretty much a legacy approach, and RMAN is the builtin backup/recovery capability that greatly simplifies life.

"Mark Townsend" <markbtownsend@comcast.net> wrote in message news:402E9BC8.90609@comcast.net... > > They don't have anything to compare to the 'simplicity' of onbar > > or ontape. > > > > Hmmm - I think you may have been reading the wrong parts of the doc - > please make sure to check out the RMAN (Recovery Manager) documentation. > While you can use standard OS utilities to do a backup (both hot and > cold), it's pretty much a legacy approach, and RMAN is the builtin > backup/recovery capability that greatly simplifies life. One area that, in my experience, Oracle and SQL Server are easier to administer is in their third-party back-up integration. The Informix integration for Data Protector (Omniback as was) for example is a shambles.

Let's avoid turning this thread into an "us-vrs-them" thread. Neil, could you convert this comment into a request for feature? I'd really appreciate that. Sounds like you might have some issues that we'd want to address. Thanks M.P. "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> wrote in message news:c0m6pl$17bbe2$1@ID-162943.news.uni-berlin.de... > "Mark Townsend" <markbtownsend@comcast.net> wrote in message > news:402E9BC8.90609@comcast.net... > > > They don't have anything to compare to the 'simplicity' of onbar > > > or ontape. > > > > > > > Hmmm - I think you may have been reading the wrong parts of the doc - > > please make sure to check out the RMAN (Recovery Manager) documentation. > > While you can use standard OS utilities to do a backup (both hot and > > cold), it's pretty much a legacy approach, and RMAN is the builtin > > backup/recovery capability that greatly simplifies life. > > One area that, in my experience, Oracle and SQL Server are easier to > administer is in their third-party back-up integration. The Informix > integration for Data Protector (Omniback as was) for example is a shambles. > >

Madison Pruet wrote: > Let's avoid turning this thread into an "us-vrs-them" thread. I don't think anybody is doing that. I will, of course, continue to comment on any mis-understanding of Oracle capabilities in this group, as is my wont (or even mis-representation, which I do not think is the case this time). It's a little thing called free speech.