RE: ****** RMAN backup for multi TB databases ******

  • From: Jared.Still@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:54:25 -0700

> Because of concerns about restore time when restoring directly from 
tape, we
> now run rman to backup to a 1.8 Tb filesystem created for this purpose, 
then
> use a ksh (We don't need no stinkin' Perl) script to copy the files to 
tape
Too bad, you don't know what you're missing.

> 
> NOTE: One thing that should be fixed with the script -- one of these 
days
> when I get around to it (oh yeah, sure) -- is that while the script 
checks
> to see if it is already running with at least one of the command line 
args
> and exits if it is, it will run (I think) if there are no common command
> line args between the two commands.  .
> 

This is actually quite trivial in Perl via flock().  Doesn't matter if 
the previous job was kill -9'd, flock() will let you check to see if
the file is in use.  ( Fctnl flock in my case)

;)

Jared


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