Depending on the RDBMS is very risky. Your quote says that the "data" must
be available. Flatten the data and export it into an open standard format.
Then, you don't have to worry about how to access the data, RDBMS support,
etc.
Seth
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Interesting you should ask that. The best method, as others noted, is
probably just to copy the whole running database to a VM and back up the
VM. Start the VM annually to make sure it will still run. I have a small
Oracle 7.3.4 database on Windows NT that I burned to DVD a few years ago, I
still start it up occasionally just for nostalgia.
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 12:23 PM, Ruel, Chris <Chris.Ruel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
How about create VM with a copy of that database and an FRA with all 28
backups available? You can shut it down, export it, zip it up, whatever
you need to do.
_____________________________________________________________________
Chris Ruel * Oracle Database Administrator * Lincoln Financial Group
cruel@xxxxxxx * Desk:317.759.2172 <(317)%20759-2172> * Cell 317.523.8482
<(317)%20523-8482>
*From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freeli
sts.org] *On Behalf Of *Scott Canaan
*Sent:* Thursday, April 27, 2017 1:16 PM
*To:* oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* Database Retention Question
We are trying to find a workable solution to a rather large problem. One
system has an Oracle database in Red Hat 6 and Oracle 11.2.0.4. Last
August, there was a legal request to freeze 28 different backups of this
database. That was done by the systems team, via CommVault (using RMAN).
By asking more questions, it has come to light that any and / or all of
those backups need to be quickly accessible as Oracle databases until Aug.
31, 2023. When I mentioned to our legal department that there’s no way
that I can guarantee that whatever version of Oracle we’ll be using in 5,
6, 7 years will be able to even open the database files, the response was
“you have to guarantee that the data is available if required in a
lawsuit. No excuses are accepted by the courts.”.
We’ve toyed with a couple of possible options. One is to keep a Red Hat
6 / Oracle 11.2.0.4 environment running until Sept. 1, 2023, which the SAs
hate (not to mention the Security Office). Another is to restore from
backup and upgrade along with other database upgrades and take a new frozen
backup, which we aren’t keen on doing 28 times.
Does anyone have any other ideas on how to save these backups and
guarantee that they are usable through Aug. 31, 2023? I’d appreciate any
thoughts.
Thank you,
Scott Canaan ’88 (srcdco@xxxxxxx)
(585) 475-7886 – work (585) 339-8659 – cell
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