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Using RMAN Enhancements

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 Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

• Describe the new and enhanced RMAN features in
Oracle Database 11g
• Configure archivelog deletion policies
• Duplicate active databases by using the Oracle network
(without backups)
• Back up large files in multiple sections
• Create archival backups for long-term storage
• Manage the recovery catalog—for example, merge
multiple catalog versions
• Describe the use of virtual private catalogs

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 RMAN: New Features

• Improved performance by:

– Fast incremental backups on physical standby
– Improved block media recovery

Target
Data files database Image copies

Backup pieces
Change
Backup data
tracking
file
Flash Recovery Area

Auxiliary Recovery Manager (RMAN)

database

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 Optimized Backups

• Increased speed of compression by using the ZLIB

algorithm
CONFIGURE COMPRESSION ALGORITHM TO ZLIB;
• Improved protection by enhanced block corruption
detection

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 Optimized Backups

• Optimized undo backup for automatically reduced

backup time and storage
• Flexibility to use VSS-enabled software
– Allows the database to participate in snapshots coordinated by
VSS-compliant backup management tools and storage products
– Database automatically recovered upon snapshot restore via
RMAN

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 Optimized Backups

• Simplified archive log management in a multiple-

component environment
• Increased availability by failover of backup to optional
destinations

Target
Data files database Image copies

Backup pieces
Archive X
log files
Redundant Backup data
archive log
files Flash Recovery Area

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 RMAN: New Features

The following pages have more details about:

• Faster and optimized backup through intrafile parallel
backup and restore
• Simplified active database duplication
• Simplified archival backups for long-term storage
• Simplified information infrastructure by merging
catalogs
• Enhanced security by restricting DBA backup catalog
access to owned databases “virtual private catalog”

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 Parallel Backup and Restore for Very Large Files

Multisection backups of a single file:

• Are created by RMAN, with your specified size value
• Are processed independently (serially or in parallel)
• Produce multipiece backup sets
• Improve performance of the backup

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 Using RMAN Multisection Backups

The BACKUP and VALIDATE DATAFILE commands option:

SECTION SIZE <integer> [M | K | G]

Channel 1
Section 1

Channel 2
Section 2

Channel 3
Section 3

Channel 4
Section 4
One large data file

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 Duplicating a Database

• With network (no backups required)

• Including customized SPFILE
• Via Enterprise Manager or RMAN command line

Destination or
AUXILIARY database
TCP/IP

Active source database

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 Active Database Duplication:
Selecting the Source

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 Selecting the Destination

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 Customizing Destination Options

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 Choosing Database Configuration

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 Scheduling Job Execution

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 Reviewing the Job

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 Database Duplication: Job Run

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 The RMAN DUPLICATE Command

DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE

TO dbtest
FROM ACTIVE DATABASE
SPFILE PARAMETER_VALUE_CONVERT '/u01', '/u02'
SET SGA_MAX_SIZE = '200M'
SET SGA_TARGET = '125M'
SET LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = '/u01','/u02'
DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = '/u01','/u02';

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 Creating a Standby Database
with the DUPLICATE Command

DUPLICATE TARGET DATABASE

FOR STANDBY
FROM ACTIVE DATABASE
SPFILE PARAMETER_VALUE_CONVERT '/u01', '/u02'
SET "DB_UNIQUE_NAME"="FOO"
SET SGA_MAX_SIZE = "200M"
SET SGA_TARGET = "125M"
SET LOG_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = '/u01','/u02'
DB_FILE_NAME_CONVERT = '/u01','/u02';

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 Creating Archival Backups with EM

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 Creating Archival Backups with RMAN

• Specifying the KEEP clause, when the database is

online includes both data file and archive log backup
sets:
KEEP {FOREVER | UNTIL TIME [=] ' date_string '}
NOKEEP
[RESTORE POINT rsname]

• List all restore points, known to the RMAN repository:

LIST RESTORE POINT ALL;
• Display a specific restore point:
LIST RESTORE POINT 'rsname';

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 Managing Archival Database Backups

1. Archiving a database backup:

CONNECT TARGET /
CONNECT CATALOG rman/rman@catdb
CHANGE BACKUP TAG 'consistent_db_bkup'
KEEP FOREVER;

2. Changing the status of a database copy:

CHANGE COPY OF DATABASE CONTROLFILE NOKEEP;

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 Managing Recovery Catalogs

Managing recovery catalogs:

1. Create the recovery catalog.
2. Register your target databases in the recovery catalog.
3. If desired, merge recovery catalogs.
4. If needed, catalog any older backups.
5. If needed, create virtual recovery catalogs for specific
users.
6. Protect the recovery catalog.

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 Managing Catalogs: Using EM

2 3

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 The IMPORT CATALOG Command

1. Connecting to the destination recovery catalog:

CONNECT CATALOG cat111/oracle@destdb;
2. Importing metadata for all registered databases:
IMPORT CATALOG cat102/oracle@srcdb;
3. Importing metadata for two registered databases:
IMPORT CATALOG cat92/oracle@catdb DBID=1423241, 1423242;
4. Importing metadata from multiple catalogs:
IMPORT CATALOG cat102/rman@srcdb;
IMPORT CATALOG cat101/rman@srcdb;
IMPORT CATALOG cat92/rman@srcdb NO UNREGISTER;

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 Creating and Using Virtual Private Catalogs

Databases registered in RMAN catalog

RMAN Enhancing security

base by restricting access
catalog to metadata

Virtual private catalogs (VPC)

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 Using RMAN Virtual Private Catalogs

1. Create an RMAN base catalog:

RMAN> CONNECT CATALOG catowner/oracle@catdb;
RMAN> CREATE CATALOG;

2. Grant RECOVERY_CATALOG_OWNER to VPC owner:

SQL> CONNECT SYS/oracle@catdb AS SYSDBA
SQL> GRANT RECOVERY_CATALOG_OWNER to vpcowner

3a. Grant REGISTER to the VPC owner, or:

RMAN> CONNECT CATALOG catowner/oracle@catdb;
RMAN> GRANT REGISTER DATABASE TO vpcowner;

3b. Grant CATALOG FOR DATABASE to the VPC owner:

RMAN>GRANT CATALOG FOR DATABASE db10g TO vpcowner

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 Using RMAN Virtual Private Catalogs

4a. Create a virtual catalog for 11g clients, or:

RMAN> CONNECT CATALOG vpcowner/oracle@catdb;
RMAN> CREATE VIRTUAL CATALOG;

4b. Create a virtual catalog for pre-11g clients:

SQL> CONNECT vpcowner/oracle@catdb
SQL> exec catowner.dbms_rcvcat.create_virtual_catalog;

5. Register a new database in the catalog:

RMAN> CONNECT TARGET / CATALOG vpcowner/oracle@catdb;
RMAN> REGISTER DATABASE;

6. Use the virtual catalog:

RMAN> CONNECT TARGET / CATALOG vpcowner/oracle@catdb;
RMAN> BACKUP DATABASE;

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 Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned how to:

• Describe the new and enhanced RMAN features in
Oracle Database 11g
• Configure archivelog deletion policies
• Duplicate active databases by using the Oracle network
(without backups)
• Back up large files in multiple sections
• Create archival backups for long-term storage
• Manage recovery catalog—for example, merge multiple
catalog versions
• Describe the use of virtual private catalogs

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 Practice 10: Overview
Using RMAN Enhancements

This practice covers the following topics:

• Duplicating an active database
• Merging catalogs

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