IMPORTANT: Export and RMAN backups should be done regularly and in combination.
Table 26 Description of Backups
Backup Type | Description | Files Backed Up | Database Mode |
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Export backup | Done through the Database | Database Schema, | Does not matter |
| Oracle network |
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| configuration files |
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| for more information about | (tnsnames.ora, |
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| exporting the database. | listener.ora), CIM |
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| repository, File System |
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RMAN HOT | The backup is referred to as | Database files, Control | To do an RMAN hot |
backup | being “hot” because the | files, Redo files, Archive | backup, the |
| management server is still | files, Oracle network | management server |
| running while the backup is | Configuration files | must be set to archive |
| occurring. You can configure | (tnsnames.ora, | mode. See |
| the RMAN backup to run by | listener.ora),CIM | |
| default. See ”Scheduling | repository, File System | |
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RMAN Cold | Done through the Database | Same files as an RMAN | If the management |
backup | Admin Utility. | HOT backup. | server is set to |
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| users can perform an |
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| RMAN cold backup. |
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Backup Destination and Operation for RMAN: The management server has three backup points available for RMAN backups:
•On Microsoft Windows:
%ORA_HOME%\rman\current %ORA_HOME%\rman\backup1 %ORA_HOME%\rman\backup2
•On UNIX systems:
$ORACLE_HOME/rman/current $ORACLE_HOME/rman/backup1 $ORACLE_HOME/rman/backup2
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