We do it with Oracle down all the time. It is called a cold or offline backup depending on your terminology.
We also do our own online unload to flat files (Begin Backup, unload, End Backup), but this is a small database with only a few tables. Paul D. Seay, Jr. Technical Specialist Naptheon, INC 757-688-8180 -----Original Message----- From: Mark Stapleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 11:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: AIX Oracle Snapshots From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Markus Veit > has anyone tried to backup an AIX oracle server using image and > snapshot backup? We want to backup an Oracle server without using > RMON. Can anyone think of a way to backup Oracle without setting up > RMON? Sure. Shut down Oracle and back up the data as flat files. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MCSE
