While you can copy files directly, using RMAN makes sense.
RMAN backs up only updated blocks and thus is far more
efficient than cp.

Luis Freitas wrote:


In OCFSv1 this could only be done with the oracle patched binutils, but it should be safe to backup OCFSv2 files directly.

   Any input from the developers?

Regards,
Luis

*/Shivaprasad Kambalimath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:



    We use EMC's BCV for OCFS2 split mirror and it works just fine
    (10.2.0.3
    and RH Linux 4). The only problem is we can't backup to tape directly
    from ocfs2 (we are using legato and I haven't heard of any other third
    party s/w doing this without rman). So, we copy files to ext3, zip
    them
    and then take tape backup.

    Thanks,
    Shiva Kambalimath

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    Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:35:54 +0200
    From: "Riccardo Paganini"
    Subject: [Ocfs2-users] OCF2 and LVM
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    Does anybody knows if is there a certified procedure in to
    backup a RAC DB 10.2.0.3 based on OCFS2 ,
    via split mirror or snaphots technology ?


    Using Linux LVM and OCFS2, does anybody knows if is
    possible to dinamically extend an OCFS filesystem,
    once the underlying LVM Volume has been extended ?

    Thanks in advance
    Riccardo Paganini



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    Message: 2
    Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:20:08 +0200
    From: Jordi Prats
    Subject: Re: [Ocfs2-users] OCF2 and LVM
    To: Riccardo Paganini
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    Hi,
    I'm not an expert on oracle, but I don't think using a snapshot is a
    recommended backup solution. You should use data pump or exp
    utilities
    to backup your database.

    To extend your fs, tune2fs.ocfs2 requires you to umount it,
    according to

    it's man page:

    ==
    tunefs.ocfs2 is used to adjust OCFS2 file system parameters on disk.
    In order to prevent data loss, tunefs.ocfs2 will not perform any
    action on the specified device if it is mounted on any node in the
    cluster. This tool requires the O2CB cluster to be online.
    ==

    The concrete command should be: tune2fs.ocfs2 -S /dev/LVM_volume

    I don't know if there's any way to extend it without umounting it.

    If you want to extend your fs without umounting it you should use ASM
    instead of OCFS2.

    regards,
    Jordi

    Riccardo Paganini wrote:
    > Does anybody knows if is there a certified procedure in to backup a
    RAC
    > DB 10.2.0.3 based on OCFS2 ,
    > via split mirror or snaphots technology ?
    >
    >
    > Using Linux LVM and OCFS2, does anybody knows if is possible to
    > dinamically extend an OCFS filesystem,
    > once the underlying LVM Volume has been extended ?
    >
    > Thanks in advance
    > Riccardo Paganini
    >
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    Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 11:49:29 -0700
    From: "Alexei_Roudnev"
    Subject: Re: [Ocfs2-users] OCF2 and LVM
    To: "Jordi Prats" , "Riccardo Paganini"

    Cc: [email protected]
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    I dont knoiw any lvm technology which can make a snapshort in
    clustered
    environment, so better forget this idea.

    Recommended method to do oracle backups is rman. Any violation of
    this
    brings you into the swamp of possible oracle bugs.


    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Jordi Prats"
    To: "Riccardo Paganini"
    Cc:
    Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 11:20 AM
    Subject: Re: [Ocfs2-users] OCF2 and LVM


    > Hi,
    > I'm not an expert on oracle, but I don't think using a snapshot
    is a
    > recommended backup solution. You should use data pump or exp
    utilities
    to
    > backup your database.
    >
    > To extend your fs, tune2fs.ocfs2 requires you to umount it,
    according
    to
    > it's man page:
    >
    > ==
    > tunefs.ocfs2 is used to adjust OCFS2 file system parameters on disk.
    In
    > order to prevent data loss, tunefs.ocfs2 will not perform any
    action
    > on the specified device if it is mounted on any node in the cluster.
    This
    > tool requires the O2CB cluster to be online.
    > ==
    >
    > The concrete command should be: tune2fs.ocfs2 -S /dev/LVM_volume
    >
    > I don't know if there's any way to extend it without umounting it.
    >
    > If you want to extend your fs without umounting it you should
    use ASM
    > instead of OCFS2.
    >
    > regards,
    > Jordi
    >
    > Riccardo Paganini wrote:
    >> Does anybody knows if is there a certified procedure in to backup a
    RAC
    >> DB 10.2.0.3 based on OCFS2 ,
    >> via split mirror or snaphots technology ?
    >>
    >>
    >> Using Linux LVM and OCFS2, does anybody knows if is possible to
    >> dinamically extend an OCFS filesystem,
    >> once the underlying LVM Volume has been extended ?
    >>
    >> Thanks in advance
    >> Riccardo Paganini
    >>
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