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Published inJul 2012
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Asif Momen
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Asif Momen

Asif Momen has been working with Oracle technologies for over 12 years and has expertise in Database Architecture, Performance Tuning, and High Availability. He has a Master's degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani. Asif is honored by the prestigious Oracle ACE award from Oracle Technology Network. He has the following certifications: OCP 11g DBA, OCP 9i Forms Developer and is an Oracle Certified Expert in RAC 10g. Asif is a presenter for conferences like Oracle OpenWorld-2010, All India Oracle User Group (AIOUG), and Brain Surface. In addition, he is the Member of Editorial Board of "Oracle Connect"the quarterly publication of AIOUG and Select magazine of the United Kingdom Oracle User Group (UKOUG) His articles have also appeared in Oracle Support - Customer Knowledge Exchange . His particular interests are Database & SQL tuning, Oracle RAC and Backup & Recovery. He posts his ideas and opinions on The Momen Blog (http://momendba.blogspot.com). Asif can be reached at asif.momen@gmail.com.
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Backing up a database (the NOARCHIVELOG mode)


You can manually take a backup using the BACKUP command in RMAN or use the Oracle Database XE-supplied script. In this section we will use the Oracle Database XE-supplied script to perform a full database backup. Remember, RMAN by default creates backups to disk.

Backing up a database in the NOARCHIVELOG mode requires the database to be in a MOUNT state. This backup is called a consistent backup. When a consistent backup is restored, there is no need to perform any recovery.

Start the backup by running the Oracle Database XE-supplied backup script, located under Startup | Oracle Database 11g Express Edition | Backup Database on a Windows machine, and by executing $ORACLE_HOME/config/scripts/backup.sh on a Linux environment. The backup script does the following:

  • Shuts down the database

  • Starts the database in MOUNT mode

  • Performs backup

  • Opens the database for read/write operations

The following screenshot shows RMAN backup in progress on a Windows...

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Asif Momen

Asif Momen has been working with Oracle technologies for over 12 years and has expertise in Database Architecture, Performance Tuning, and High Availability. He has a Master's degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani. Asif is honored by the prestigious Oracle ACE award from Oracle Technology Network. He has the following certifications: OCP 11g DBA, OCP 9i Forms Developer and is an Oracle Certified Expert in RAC 10g. Asif is a presenter for conferences like Oracle OpenWorld-2010, All India Oracle User Group (AIOUG), and Brain Surface. In addition, he is the Member of Editorial Board of "Oracle Connect"the quarterly publication of AIOUG and Select magazine of the United Kingdom Oracle User Group (UKOUG) His articles have also appeared in Oracle Support - Customer Knowledge Exchange . His particular interests are Database & SQL tuning, Oracle RAC and Backup & Recovery. He posts his ideas and opinions on The Momen Blog (http://momendba.blogspot.com). Asif can be reached at asif.momen@gmail.com.
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