You need to regularly back up your Oracle database so that, in the event of failure, you can restore and recover it. You also need to regularly verify your backups to make sure that they are usable.
You use the following tools for database backup:
Tool |
Use |
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- in the DBA Cockpit of the SAP system |
Routine backups:
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Backup and Database Copy with BR*Tools - uses the BR*Tools character or graphical user interface |
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Backup of database files |
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Backup of offline redo log files |
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Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) - integrated with BRBACKUP and BRARCHIVE |
Backup, restore, and recovery |
You familiarize yourself with the above tools and make sure that you regularly back up the entire database. For more information, see Backup Overview.
BRBACKUP backs up database files
BRARCHIVE backs up offline redo log files
For more information, see Why Back Up the Database? and What Needs Backing Up?
You can perform backups in the following ways:
DBA Planning Calendar for routine backups
The menus in BR*Tools
BRTOOLS calls the tools BRBACKUP, BRARCHIVE, BRRESTORE, or BRRECOVER as necessary to complete the task you have chosen.
The command line
In this way, you can use the tools BRBACKUP, BRARCHIVE, BRRESTORE, or BRRECOVER, but this requires expert knowledge.
We recommend you to use the DBA Planning Calendar for routine backup because this enables you to automatically schedule the backup.
We recommend you to use the BR*Tools menus for restore and recovery because BR*Tools guides you through the necessary steps.
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