Re: Backing up RMAN catalog database

On 2/8/07, Smith, Steven K - MSHA <Smith.Steven_at_dol.gov> wrote:
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> In our shop - we schedule a shutdown/cold backup of the rman repository
> on a regular basis when we know RMAN backups are not going to occur. The
> backup of the RMAN repository takes very little time.
>

We do the same thing.

Though I have not really delved into the subject, backing up RMAN catalogs has been compared to backing up an LDAP datababase.

Unless you can guarantee there is no current activity, a restore of such a database from a hot backup might be physically consistent, but logically corrupt.

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