Oracle® Database

Backup and Recovery Quick Start Guide

10g Release 2 (10.2)

B14193-02

August 2005

Oracle Database Backup and Recovery Quick Start Guide has three purposes:

• To introduce the basic concepts of Oracle database backup and recovery, and Recovery Manager (RMAN), the tool recommends that you use for your backup and recovery

• To orient you on the rest of the backup and recovery documentation set

• To serve as a convenient quick reference for the most frequently used RMAN commands, options, and views

This document is organized into the following sections:

• Overview of Backup and Recovery Documentation Set

• Overview of the RMAN Environment

• Starting and Exiting RMAN

• Configuring Persistent Settings for the RMAN Environment

• Backing Up Database Files

• Restoring and Recovering Database Files

• Reporting on RMAN Operations

• Managing the RMAN Repository

• Repetitive Tasks: RMAN and Scripting

• RMAN Syntax Quick Reference

• Backup and Recovery Views