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Rob Fitzpatrick
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My approach at my clients' sites is to use variable AI extents and use the AI File Management Daemon to switch at an interval appropriate for their RPO. There may be some very large/busy databases where variable extents are not the best choice but my databases tend to be on the small size (10s to a few 100s of GB) so using variable is not problematic. On the DR side, you can conserve space by compressing *older* AI files. It is a good idea to test your backups daily and keep the AI files since the last backup uncompressed, to minimize recovery time. Tip of the hat to Mike Furgal for that insight. If your network between DR and prod is slow, keep a copy of those recent files on prod as well as DR.
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