RMAN Notes

• Compression & algorithm (ZLIB new for 11g, default BZIP2)

          RMAN> CONFIGURE COMPRESSION ALGORITHM ' ZLIB' ;

• Multiplexed backup
• Block media recovery: v$backup_corruption

          RMAN> BLOCKRECOVER CORRUPTION LIST;

• Backup duration & load

        RMAN > backup duration 2:00 minimize load database;

• Using RMAN to clone database, and clone on the fly with 11g
• Using RMAN for inter-platform migration
• Using RMAN to migrate to ASM
• Test restore

          RMAN> RESTORE VALIDATE DATABASE FROM TAG=' Tag name' ;