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Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 227

Backup Destination and Operation for RMAN:

The management server has three backup points

available for RMAN backups. RMAN backup destinations are:

%ORA_HOME%\rman\current
%ORA_HOME%\rman\backup1
%ORA_HOME%\rman\backup2

The schedule backup writes in backup1 and backup2 folder in rotation and save now backup from

the management server keeps overwriting in current folder. See ”

Architectural Overview of RMAN

Backups

” on page 228 for more information about RMAN backups.

Database Mode

To facilitate the HOT RMAN Backup, you must change the database mode to archive mode, as

described in ”

Setting the Archive Mode

” on page 238. The default database archive destination is

\oracle\oradata\APPIQ\archive. This destination can be modified as described in

Changing the Archive Destination

” on page 240. Depending on the input/output of the data,

archiving can be in the range of 2.5 GB to 10 GB per day. The archive folder gets cleaned during

on a scheduled RMAN backup.
You can change the database mode to run in no archive mode with RMAN backup disabled, as

described in

Setting the Archive Mode

” on page 238. When you change the database to no

archive mode, you reset the logs SCN, set the archive parameter in the database parameter file

and disable the RMAN backup scheduler.

IMPORTANT:

Export the database after switching to no archive mode. See ”

Exporting the

Database

” on page 234 for more information.

Keep in mind the following implications if you do decide to change the database to no archive

mode.

If you set the management server to Disable Database Archive Mode and RMAN Backup, it

is up to you to back up the management server manually. If you forget to back up your

management server and your management server fails, you will not have a database to import.

To learn more about manual backups, see

Running a Cold Backup

” on page 239. Export the

database after you change the database mode to no archive. See

Exporting the Database

” on

page 234.

RMAN Cold
backup

Done through the Database

Admin Utility.

Same files as an RMAN

HOT backup.

If the management

server is set to

no-archive mode,

users can perform an

RMAN cold backup.

See ”

Setting the

Archive Mode

” on

page 238.

Table 28

Description of Backups (continued)

Backup Type

Description

Files Backed Up

Database Mode