Backups

[HP System Handle Owner]

Guys,
We are currently using fbackup to secure all our systems. These system are currently running HPUX 11.00 with Oracle databases.

I would like a opinion if this is the best 'free' backup tool to us, and if there are any issues that may arise.

Thanks,
Pete

[Thierry Poels_1 · Accepted solution]

hi,

in my opinion fbackup is the best free backup tool for hpux.

BUT fbackup is not ideal for backups of running Oracle databases. (workarounds: offline database backup, online ondisk backup & afterwards fbackup to tape, Oracle rman, ...)

regards,
Thierry.

[Pete Randall]

Pete,

The choices of "free" backup tools are extremely limited. You could use tar, dd, or cpio, but I think you've made the best choice with fbackup. None of the others offers any of the features like incremental backups, etc. that fbackup does. Unless you have "money to burn", I would stick with fbackup.


Pete

[Joseph Loo]

hi,

fbackup, tar, cpio, etc are the available "free" commands to be used. depending on the size, some commands (i.e. fbackup) allow large file (i.e. >2GB) backup and recovery and some do not. since you run oracle databases, some of the datafiles maybe "large file".

overall, i do rate fbackup as a better options. there should not be a issue for cold backup and of course rman is needed for hot backup.

if your company is really serious into "secure" system, why not omniback or veritas?

regards.

[Steven E. Protter]

Its a pretty good free tool fbackup is.

The important thing to remember is it can't back up open databases without some extra scripting to put it in backup mode.

I still use it for cold backups of oracle data when I am playing disk switchie, otherwise known as rotating logical volumes.

If the database is shut, its great. I've never figured out how to get it to back up raw disk areas, but doubt that its impossible to do.

SEP

[Fabio Ettore]

Hi,

another hint, check this thread (SEP was right there too!):

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=418208

Best regards,
Ettore