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Recovery Manager for Oracle User’s Guide

be put into backup mode before virtual copies of the data file virtual volumes are created. All tablespaces (or database) will then be taken out of backup mode. A log switching will be performed before virtual copies of archive log virtual volumes are created. If the online, offline, datafile, or archonly options are not specified, an online virtual copy will be created by default.

■-o hotbkup - This option is the same as the -o online option and is deprecated. This option will be removed in a future release.

■-o offline - Creates an offline virtual copy of an Oracle database while it is CLOSED (offline). The specified database instances must be CLOSED. If the database is an RAC database, all RAC instances must be CLOSED. For this option, only virtual copies of datafile virtual volumes are created.

■-o coldbkup - This option is the same as the -o offline option and is deprecated. This option will be removed in a future release.

■-o datafile - Creates a virtual copy for all datafiles of an Oracle database. The specified Oracle database instance must be OPEN. If the database is an RAC database the other database instances can be either OPEN or CLOSED. All tablespaces (or database) are put into backup mode before virtual copies of the data file virtual volumes are created. All tablespaces (or database) are then taken out of backup mode. A log switching is performed before and after the virtual copy is taken.

■-o archonly - Creates a virtual copy of archive log destination only. The specified database instance must be OPEN. If the database is an RAC database, other RAC instances can be either OPEN or CLOSED. A log switching is performed before virtual copies of archive log virtual volumes are created.

■-v- Runs the command in verbose mode to display useful messages.

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