Oracle RMAN Tutorial Part 2 BACKUP OPERATION

Full database backup using RMAN


RMAN> backup as backupset database spfile;
RMAN> sql 'alter system archive log current';



Now, check the backup using following command.
RMAN> list backup by backup;




tablespace backup
RMAN> backup as backupset tablespace <ts name>;






datafile backup
RMAN> backup as backupset datafile 'dbf file location>;




Full Image copy of database
RMAN> backup as copy database;




control file and spfile backup
RMAN> backup current controlfile spfile;






Incremental backup


Full incremental backup is mentioned as "level 0". Use the following command for full backup.
RMAN> backup incremental level 0 as compressed backupset database;


next incremental backupup are called "level 1". This backups can be differential or cumulative. 
RMAN> backup incremental level 1 as compressed backupset database;
RMAN> backup incremental level 1 as compressed backupset cumulative database;






Validate backup taken by RMAN
RMAN> backup validate database archivelog all;

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Oracle RMAN Tutorial Part 2 BACKUP OPERATION

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