RMAN Commands

RMAN


RMAN is short for Recovery Manager.

When the databases use the controlfile as catalog.

Following is a short list of the most common commands.

To connect to RMAN:>>

rman target /

 
 show full backups:>> list backup of database;
 show backups:>> list backup summary;
 show the archivelogs:>> list archivelog all;
 show the datafiles:>> report schema;
 show RMAN settings:>> show all;
 remove a backup:>> delete backupset #;
 remove several backups:>> delete noprompt backup of database completed before 'sysdate-7';
 remove old archivelogs:>> delete noprompt archivelog until time 'sysdate-7';
 test restore of backup:>> restore database validate;
 test restore of controlfile:>> restore controlfile validate;
 check validity:>> crosscheck backup;
 see what needs backing up:>> report need backup;