Originally posted by samdba
Oh! I think what you are saying is 'Cumulative' or FULL backup will not require to restore all the backups between 'Fri' and failing point. Right?
No. The backup pieces will have to be online in order for RMAN to read them.


But, FULL backup everyday will not take much time and disk space.

All the more reason to perform a full backup every night.


Right now, we are taking the backup to disk as a temporary solution. Our long term plan is to use Veritas NETBACKUP for taking the backup directly to tape.