A decent cold backup script

Oracle version : 11G release 2
Platform : AIX
After going through various OTN posts, i wrote the below Cold backup script (Untested). If there are any unnecessary stuff or enhancements required, please let me know
$ rman target /
RMAN>
run
     allocate channel c1 type disk format '/u05/rmanbkp/%d_COLD_DB_%u';
     sql 'alter system archive log current';
     shutdown immediate;
     startup mount;
     backup database including current controlfile tag='mydbname_full_bkp';
     backup spfile tag = 'mydbname_SPFILE';
     release channel c1;
}

Hi T.Boyd
What do you guys think of the backup script? Any room for improvement? I found in a small percentage of the shutdown immediate commands issued, the instance hangs (specially when the machine is very busy).
I have modified my rman coldbackup the procedure to:
shutdown abort;
host 'sleep 3';
startup restrict;
shutdown immediate;
startup mount;Maybe you can add more channels to improve performance. You can use more resources as there are no users on the database anyway....
Regards,
Tycho

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Since you are doing a SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE and STARTUP MOUNT before the BACKUP, there will be no ArchiveLogs generated while the backup is running --- as the database is not OPEN.
However, the PLUS ARCHIVELOG can include ArchiveLogs that had been generated from the previous STARTUP or ALTER DATABASE OPEN.
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Hi,
i want to make a cold backup and schedule it in CRON, but don't know why but it doesn't work. This is what i've in de "full.rman" file:
connect target /
shutdown immediate;
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exit
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RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
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Try:
backup as compressed backupset database;

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I have the following script for windows
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for example
script should create like this
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var dd varchar2(10);
begin
:dd := trunc(sysdate);
end;
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spool mkd.sql
set heading off
select 'host mkdir ' || :dd from dual;
spool off
set echo on
@mkd.sqlOutput is:
dev001> alter session set nls_date_format = 'DDMMYYYY';
Session altered.
dev001> var dd varchar2(10);
dev001>
dev001> begin
2 :dd := trunc(sysdate);
3 end;
4 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
dev001>
dev001> set echo off
host mkdir 08112007
dev001> @mkd.sql
dev001>
dev001> host mkdir 08112007
dev001>
dev001>
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Thanks in advance.

user8683962 wrote:
We are not using RMAN So what is preventing you from starting? The real value of rman will be when you have to recover, it will already know where all the necessary peices are and what needs to be done. Plus, it will take care of the housekeeping of deleting your old, obsolete backups.
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Edited by: user12000301 on May 18, 2011 5:02 AM

Dear All,
Thanks a lot for your valuable time :
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run
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I did checked it and it;s working fine for me :-)
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if possible Automatically it will Down and UP the Database
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uname -a:
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