Oracle + Open Source » backup http://oracleopensource.com two worlds inexorably colliding Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:07:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 DBJ – MySQL Hotbackups with Xtrabackup http://oracleopensource.com/2010/11/16/dbj-mysql-hotbackups-with-xtrabackup/ http://oracleopensource.com/2010/11/16/dbj-mysql-hotbackups-with-xtrabackup/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:00:28 +0000 Sean Hull http://oracleopensource.com/?p=163 The open-source xtrabackup tool from Percona brings much needed hot backup functionality to MySQL deployments.  In this database journal article we discuss logical, cold, and hot backups, then explain how to use xtrabackup on your MyISAM, InnoDB, and XtraDB tables to create at-the-ready backups.  We then take you through the step-by-step process to restore them, and even the process of point-in-time recovery too.

Database Journal – Hotbackups with Percona’s Xtrabackup

]]> http://oracleopensource.com/2010/11/16/dbj-mysql-hotbackups-with-xtrabackup/feed/ 0 Webinar: Migrate to MySQL http://oracleopensource.com/2007/12/11/webinar-migrate-to-mysql/ http://oracleopensource.com/2007/12/11/webinar-migrate-to-mysql/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:01 +0000 Sean Hull http://oracleopensource.com/2007/12/11/webinar-migrate-to-mysql/ The folks over at zmanda who specialize in MySQL backup are doing a webinar on December 13th, this Thursday.  They specifically mention it as relevant for Oracle DBAs or anyone moving to MySQL.  Looks to be an interesting event.

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