here is what I have.
oracle database backups exports datapump
good thread
http://forums.symantec.com/discussions/thread.jspa?threadID=68448&tstart=0
Oracle replication should be addressed by your companies
needs and or hardware software limitation.
Take a look at this pdf or html from Oracle web site.
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/server.101/b10732/toc.htm
Using any replication tool requires hardware and a Good System
Administrator that is knowledgeable in his or her field.
Cloning or BCV's replicate data as a 1 to 1 copy, brake the clone
and mount it on a different mount, start the database
(not recovery needed) and you now have an perfect replica of
your production database.
SNAP or Snaps replicate data at a block level and only
keep track of the changes, in the case of a database snap
the data base must be copied and recovered and in some
cases logs need to be applied.
Data pump ships with oracle
http://builder.com.com/5100-6388_14-5800445.html
RAC is super expensive, I know what the concept is but
have not worked with it.
to seach for failures.
Have you searched http://metalink.oracle.com for this message?
Backup and recovery best practices for Oracle 10g with NetBackup 6
http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA0-8102ENW.pdf