Oracle Back Up And Recovery Handbook

Includes information that every Oracle administrator and programmer must know to maximize uptime and recover data without compromising mission critical systems.

The "Oracle Backup and Recovery Handbook" covers version 7.3 and adds A whole new set of backup and recovery techniques. More importantly, the author has added a new case study to the book on "standby databases", which are replications of the main database. With 7.3, Oracle has made the standby database feature much more intuitive and easy to use.

This edition, revised for Oracle8, focuses exclusively on issues related to backup and recovery. Complete coverage is given of Oracle on NT and the new object-oriented database features. The book also explores common user errors encountered with Oracle8 and how to fix them.

The Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (ZDLRA), also called the Recovery Appliance, is a brand new engineered system from Oracle Corporation, which takes a fundamentally different approach to data protection. Ramesh explores how the system can be used to back up and recover thousands of Oracle databases. The Recovery Appliance virtually eliminates data loss with its revolutionary design. This is your complete guide to the first engineered system for data protection from Oracle Corporation, the Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance. You will find concise treatment of all the key capabilities presented in a comprehensive, all grain, no chaff format. This book is an invaluable resource for all things ZDLRA, and helps you get the most from your investment in this groundbreaking appliance for business continuity. Oracle Recovery Appliance Handbook is focused on helping to get you up to speed on protecting data in the most disaster-proof manner. Recover and Rejoice by implementing ZDLRA today in your organization using this guide!

Backup and recovery are mission-critical DBA tasks, and it is critical that every Oracle professional develop a RMAN strategy that guarantees recoverability while minimizing unplanned downtime. RMAN is one of the world's most sophisticated backup and recovery tools. It is robust and complex with thousands of options. This landmark book demonstrates, by example, how to create a successful backup and recovery infrastructure using RMAN. This book also contains links to RMAN video tutorials and a download of working RMAN scripts to guide users through full automation of a backup strategy. Together, backup and recovery are the single most important combined DBA activity, and it is crucial that you master the RMAN and Data Pump Import utilities to protect against catastrophic data loss. Written by practicing Oracle DBAs with years of RMAN experience, this is a pragmatic approach to RMAN, focusing less on theory and more on real-world, practical RMAN tools, tips and techniques. This Oracle backup and recovery book is unique because it provides real-world examples on how to use RMAN and other tools to protect your mission critical data. Even with reliable mirrored disks, your important Oracle database is still at-risk from from software corruption, user error and hardware failures. This book details Oracle RMAN best practices and shows the best ways to minimize backup and recovery time, which is critical for maximizing system availability This is the definitive RMAN reference that guides you, step-by-step, through all of the techniques for Oracle backup and recovery, from simple cold backups to complex incremental backups. Experienced RMAN experts guide you through the installation, setup and configuration for a complete RMAN backup and recovery infrastructure using proven techniques and Oracle best practices. Best of all, you be given the opportunity to learn from supplemental video tutorials and working examples how to recover from every possible data scenario. This book has step-by-step checklists that you can follow to guide you through a complex recovery with minimal unplanned system outages. This is an indispensible RMAN reference for every professional DBA who needs to ensure that they understand every possible backup and recovery strategy. It also contains a download of working RMAN scripts to help you easily automate and monitor your RMAN backups.