I dont have a specific schedule, but when I do a restore I make note of it, and since so far I have had at least one restore per quarter, I have met the management requirement. On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Stephens, Chris <Chris.Stephens@xxxxxxx>wrote: > If you don't actually want to restore your database or clone it to a > previous point in time to a different server, RMAN validate backup + restore > preview functionality might satisfy management's requests. > > > Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Zelli, Brian > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 1:23 PM > To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: testing recovery > > Ok, we just got hit with a "Are you testing your backups?" from senior > administration. We sometimes use copies to replace test or dev but they > want a scheduled plan. The first thing I mentioned was do you have enough > space(some db's are over a 1T)? Do you have matching hardware sitting > around that I can drop my db's onto? Licensing $$$$? What do you as a > community do to satisfy or comply with this? > ciao, > Brian > > > > This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or > agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended > recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by > e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you. > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, > confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader > of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent > responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are > hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately by email reply. > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- Andrew W. Kerber 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.' -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l