RMAN and FRA

Hello --
I was wondering if anyone can clarify this for me. We have several databases on various hosts and then RMAN set up on a different server. So all the backups will be done remotelly. We are using EMC Networker for tape backups. My understanding is that Oracle recommends backing up to disk (i.e. Flash Recovery Area) and then Networker will pick it up from there. My question is - do we set up FRA for each of the databases (say if they all are on different hosts, then that is where we set them up) or do we set up one sort of "central" FRA on the server where RMAN is located?
thank you!

You can do it either way. A FRA can be shared amongst multiple databases assuming the restrictions specified in "Sharing a Flash Recovery Area Among Multiple Databases" are met. However, you may want to take into consider any potential 10gR2 "database backup" to nfs mounted dir results in ORA-27054 NFS error involved if you are going to share a common directory.

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user564706 wrote:
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>
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MORE INFO to add:
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d1/43d7cab9a04a409cc46876e36762c2/content.htm
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Integration
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Edited by: newbie01.sap on Jun 11, 2010 10:50 AM

Hi,
This question has been answered by Stefan Koehler. Not sure why the thread is not updated by his response. I am hoping to give him the max points actually.
It was a very good response which is as below:
Subject: Re: Oracle RMAN and SAP Databases
Message: Hello,
> Does that mean I cannot use a RMAN catalog? Had anyone managed to use a RMAN catalog to do the RMAN backup?
Correct - if you are using the BR*Tools and RMAN you are not able to use a RMAN catalog with it.
You can do manual catalog syncs, but the BR*Tools are not supporting a catalog database.
>Does backint requires a SBT library to use RMAN?
Check this documentation (Point "RMAN Backups Without Backup Library"): http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/3f/9d800e1aec11d2b42c00609419997a/content.htm
> Any advise or feedback on this will be very much appreciated.
We are also using RMAN for taking backup of all our oracle database (SAP and non-SAP), but without any BR*Tools.
That is also possible - check sapnote #105047 (Part "50. Recovery Manager (RMAN)").
As you mentioned, that you are a fulltime DBA you should have enough knowledge to use RMAN without BR*Tools.
Regards
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