On 8/1/07,
Alex Gorbachev <
ag@oracloid.com> wrote:
Good hint. Thanks Brandon.
What's my concern is that without using RMAN catalog, it would be able
to scan available pieces from Netbackup (or whatever is the storage
manager) and find the required piece.
There are many reasons to use a recovery catalog.
All of our databases are being backed using a recovery catalog.
bplist can be used to find the autobackup files from NetBackup, with
the added bonus of getting the DBID for the database.
Using a recovery catalog makes most RMAN tasks simpler.
Oracle docs claim that everything possible with a recovery catalog is
also possible using only the controlfile. There is a long list of caveats
to go with that statement.
--
Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
