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What is cold backup and hot backup (in case of Oracle) ?

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What is cold backup and hot backup (in case of Oracle) ?
posted Jan 30, 2014 by anonymous

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Cold Backup: It is copying the three sets of files (database files, redo logs, and control file) when the instance is shut down. This is a straight file copy, usually from the disk directly to tape. You must shut down the instance to guarantee a consistent copy. If a cold backup is performed, the only option available in the event of data file loss is restoring all the files from the latest backup. All work performed on the database since the last backup is lost.

Hot Backup: Some sites (such as worldwide airline reservations systems) cannot shut down the database while making a backup copy of the files. The cold backup is not an available option.

answer Jan 30, 2014 by Vikas Upadhyay
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