Hi, If you are using ASM, then you will need to use the "snapmanager for oracle" product from NetApp. There are some limitations in how you should structure your volumes/data. I have used it in the past on nfs environments, and it works reasonable although there are some bugs and annoyances in how the product currently works. Regards, Freek D'Hooge Uptime Oracle Database Administrator email: freek.dhooge@xxxxxxxxx tel +32(0)3 451 23 82 http://www.uptime.be disclaimer: www.uptime.be/disclaimer ________________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Upendra N Sent: dinsdag 24 november 2009 16:46 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Netapp snapshot backups for RAC Hello all, Currently doing a RMAN bi-weekly backups to disk. Database is running ASM on Netapp storage. I am considering netapp snapshot backups for Oracle RAC to reduce the Oracle overhead. Have anyone used it on a critical production database? What are your thoughts? Have you seen any issues with it? Thanks in advance -Upendra ________________________________________ Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. I'm a rock star. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l