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From: mdeltoro@druco.ATT.COM (DeltoroMA)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: ORACLE: Backup suggestions wanted
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Date: 13 Mar 91 21:42:21 GMT
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in article <1991Mar12.134145.15364@maytag.waterloo.edu>, psalvini@maytag.waterloo.edu (Paul Salvini) says:
> 
> We at Wilfird Laurier are looking for suggestions on how to backup
> our ORACLE databases efficiently and with as little interruptions as
> possible. 
> 
> So... How do you do it? 
>   - we have done cpio and hdumps and would like suggestions to other
> alternatives or scripts that you might be using.

If you just want to backup the database use Oracle's Import/Export
facilities.

I would run a job (via cron - if you are using unix) that
will export the appropriate data from the database.  If you
ever need to restore it then use import.

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Michael 'DT' Del Toro                                     303-538-1764
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