Thanks Del. As usual, the questions were asked after the fact. So in theory, restoring to a virtualnodename or a modified optfile should work, but an export should not.
-----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Del Hoobler Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:20 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Excrypting Exchange Data In thoery this should work if you are using the same nodename. I recommend you try this in practice to make sure it works in your environment before relying on it. Thanks, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 01/12/2010 09:35:53 AM: > [image removed] > > Re: Excrypting Exchange Data > > Fred Johanson > > to: > > ADSM-L > > 01/12/2010 09:41 AM > > Sent by: > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" > > Del, Grigori, > > Thank you, this is very useful, especially as the subject was > brought up in a meeting yesterday afternoon. What I couldn't answer > then is whether it is possible to decrypt an ORACLE backup on a > different machine, two possible instances being if the machine dies > can the files be restored on a rebuilt machine or if the machine is > retired are the backups available on the replacement with new name or OS?