Recovery Manager II

Catalog (tables & views) Central repository that stores information of backups.
Configure catalog:
In a separate box (machine) install Oracle software the version must be same or higher from the Target databases and configure the
Listener and do the following:
Steps:
a) Create a new database for the catalog : hzcat
b) Create a tablespace: hzts
c) Create a user: hzrman and assign the above tablespace hzts as default
d) Grant connect, resource and recovery_catalog_owner privileges to hzrman user
i) Sql>grant connect,resource,recovery_catalog_owner to hzrman
e) connect to RMAN and create the catalog:
$rman catalog hzcat/passwd
Rman> create catalog;
For each Target database site
Configure tns service for recovery catalog: tohzcat and register the database
$rman target / catalog rmanuser/rmanuser@tocat
Rman>register database;
Note: Continue same for other target databases
Taking backup of Target db with Catalog
From the Target host connect to rman,
$export ORACLE_SID=prod
$rman target / catalog hzcat/passwd@tohzcat
Rman> backup database;
Run block:
To execute multiple commands at a time.
Eg
Rman>run
{
backup current controlfile;
backup datafile 1;
}
Configure FRA (flash recovery area)
Configure parameters
Db_recovery_file_dest_size
Db_recovery_file_dest
Sql>alter system set db_recovery_file_dest_size=4g scope=both;
Sql>alter system set db_recovery_file_dest=/u01/user18/fra scope=both;
Configure commands
Rman> configure controlfile autobackup on; on backup of database/datafile controlfile & spfile will auto backedup
Rman> configure retention policy to redundancy 2;
OR
Rman> configure retention policy to recovery window of 30 days;
Rman>configure backup Optimization on;

Virtual catalog
- prod (catalog db), target db > proda , prodb
At catalog side
- create one more catalog user.
(prodb)
- From any target db (ex. proda)
- $rman target / catalog rman/rman@tocatalog
Rman>grant catalog for database prodb to prodb;
Rman > list db_unique_name all;
From prodb database
$rman target / catalog prodb/prodb@tocatalog;
Rman>create virtual catalog;
Rman > list db_unique_name all;
Now for prodb database backup information will be store in virtual catalog as well as base catalog.
Rman Scripts
1. Creating Rman Script:
Eg:
Rman>create script coldbkp
{
Shutdown immediate;
Startup mount;
Backup database include current controlfile;
Sql alter database open;
}
2. Executing rman script
Rman>run {execute script coldbkp};
3. To see the code of script:
Rman>print script coldbkp;
Rman>delete script coldbkp;
View: we can check following views to see rman scripts
rc_stored_script //display scripts name
rc_stored_script_line // display text of script
Note: we can create rman script in catalog mode only.
Os Script:
At OS prompt:
$vi hotbkp.sh
#! /bin/bash
rman target / catalog rmanuser/rmanuser@tocat<<!
Backup database;
Exit
Wq!
Run the script:
$sh hotbkp.sh
Bkup.cmd
Rman>