How to Configure RMAN I/O Block Size to Improve Backup and Recovery Performance [ID 107213.1]

How to Configure RMAN I/O Block Size to Improve Backup and Recovery Performance [ID 107213.1]
	Modified 19-OCT-2010     Type BULLETIN     StatusPUBLISHED

 

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PURPOSE

  This document is to show how to configure rman i/o block size to improve

  backup/recover performance.

 

SCOPE & APPLICATION

  This is intended for all RMAN users.

 

 

How to configure RMAN I/O block size to improve backup/recover performance:

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The I/O block size is the 'unit' RMAN reads and writes to the tape device.

Larger block size can improve backup/recover performance, especially

if the the database is large.

 

The default I/O block size is operating system and third party backup software

dependent, but can be changed from within RMAN. Use the allocate channel step:

 

    ALLOCATE CHANNEL t1 TYPE 'sbt_tape' PARMS ="BLKSIZE=4194304"

 

This will allocate a channel for backup/recover with I/O block size 4M.

 

I/O block size can also be specified from EBU: use parameter tape_io_size in

backup/recover script.

 

 

References:

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Oracle8i Backup and Recovery Guide

 

 

Search Words:

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