Unless you're database is being used exclusively for Oracle Internet Directory, in which case Oracle Corp says that traditional methods of DB backup and recovery are not applicable in most cases.
And since we're running Oracle ASR, I plan on keeping the RDS in NOARCHIVELOG mode. We're already backing up the DB three times (once with ASR, once DB-wise, and the other LDAP-wise), so no need for this (in our case). It'll just add overhead. Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 3:28 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L NOARCHIVELO Just to add to the controversy, I often make the argument to developers/users/managers/etc that noarchivelog does not exist. In my opinion, 'noarchivelog' is like waving a flag saying "I stand an excellent chance of losing a whole lot of data one day". Some years ago at a place I worked, some idiot came up with some piece of nonsense along the lines of "We don't make any changes, we do a cold backup each night, and we can easily reapply the flat files that are sqlldr'd into the db each morning"... and thus went for a noarchivelog strategy. When it did go belly up, this "simple" option turned into a nightmarish exercise... Even worse, the idiot happened to be me at the time :-) -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
