Backup to multiple locations?

Question

I've been able to get RMAN to copy to a networked drive. Is it possible to have the database backups and archivelog backups backup to both the local hard drive and the networked drive? I don't want to have to use a manual process of copying the day's backups to the networked drive if RMAN can do it.

Answer 1

RMAN> backup backupset 3606 format '/tmp/backup_%d_%t_%s_%p_%U.bck' force;
Starting backup at 13-FEB-06
using channel ORA_DISK_1
input backupset count=248 stamp=582039891 creation_time=10-FEB-06
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 13-FEB-06
piece handle=/tmp/backup_ARON_582039891_248_1_7ohb2eaj_1_2.bck comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 13-FEB-06
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
Finished backup at 13-FEB-06
RMAN> list backupset 3606;
List of Backup Sets
===================
BS Key  Type LV Size
3606    Incr 0  159M
  Controlfile Included: Ckp SCN: 7119710478   Ckp time: 10-FEB-06
  List of Datafiles in backup set 3606
  File LV Type Ckp SCN    Ckp Time  Name
  1    0  Incr 7119710479 10-FEB-06 /db/ARON/fs1/system_d01_0.dbf
  2    0  Incr 7119710479 10-FEB-06 /db/ARON/fs1/test_d01_0.dbf
  3    0  Incr 7119710479 10-FEB-06 /db/ARON/fs1/user_s01_0.dbf
  4    0  Incr 7119710479 10-FEB-06 /db/ARON/fs1/undo_d01_0.dbf
  Backup Set Copy #1 of backup set 3606
  Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time Tag
  DISK        00:00:39     10-FEB-06       TAG20060210T134450
    List of Backup Pieces for backup set 3606 Copy #1
    BP Key  Pc# Status      Piece Name
    3607    1   AVAILABLE   /db/ARON/BACKUP/RMAN/backup_ARON_582039891_248_1_7ohb2eaj_1_1.bck
  Backup Set Copy #2 of backup set 3606
  Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time Tag
  DISK        00:00:39     13-FEB-06       TAG20060210T134450
    List of Backup Pieces for backup set 3606 Copy #2
    BP Key  Pc# Status      Piece Name
    3694    1   AVAILABLE   /tmp/backup_ARON_582039891_248_1_7ohb2eaj_1_2.bck
RMAN> host "ls -la /db/ARON/BACKUP/RMAN/backup_ARON_582039891_248_1_7ohb2eaj_1_1.bck /tmp/backup_ARON_582039891_248_1_7ohb2eaj_1_2.bck";
-rw-r-----   1 oracle   dba      167337984 Feb 10 13:45 /db/ARON/BACKUP/RMAN/backup_ARON_582039891_248_1_7ohb2eaj_1_1.bck
-rw-r-----   1 oracle   dba      167337984 Feb 13 10:20 /tmp/backup_ARON_582039891_248_1_7ohb2eaj_1_2.bck
host command completeHere the version with the allocation of 2 channels and the usage of set backup copies. However I think that is not what you need.
RMAN> run {
2> allocate channel ch_1 device type disk format '/db/ARON/BACKUP/RMAN/backup_%d_%t_%s_%p_%U.bck';
3> allocate channel ch_2device type disk format '/tmp/backup_%d_%t_%s_%p_%U.bck';
4> set backup copies=2;
5> backup incremental level 1 database;
6> }  
allocated channel: ch_1
channel ch_1: sid=13 devtype=DISK
allocated channel: ch_2device
channel ch_2device: sid=14 devtype=DISK
executing command: SET BACKUP COPIES
Starting backup at 13-FEB-06
channel ch_1: starting incremental level 1 datafile backupset
channel ch_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
channel ch_2device: starting incremental level 1 datafile backupset
channel ch_2device: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00004 name=/db/ARON/fs1/undo_d01_0.dbf
input datafile fno=00003 name=/db/ARON/fs1/user_s01_0.dbf
input datafile fno=00002 name=/db/ARON/fs1/test_d01_0.dbf
channel ch_2device: starting piece 1 at 13-FEB-06
including current SPFILE in backupset
including current controlfile in backupset
input datafile fno=00001 name=/db/ARON/fs1/system_d01_0.dbf
channel ch_1: starting piece 1 at 13-FEB-06
channel ch_1: finished piece 1 at 13-FEB-06 with 2 copies
piece handle=/db/ARON/BACKUP/RMAN/backup_ARON_582285544_262_1_86hb9u78_1_1.bck comment=NONE
piece handle=/db/ARON/BACKUP/RMAN/backup_ARON_582285544_262_1_86hb9u78_1_2.bck comment=NONE
channel ch_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:26
channel ch_2device: finished piece 1 at 13-FEB-06 with 2 copies
piece handle=/tmp/backup_ARON_582285544_263_1_87hb9u78_1_1.bck comment=NONE
piece handle=/tmp/backup_ARON_582285544_263_1_87hb9u78_1_2.bck comment=NONE
channel ch_2device: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:42
Finished backup at 13-FEB-06
released channel: ch_1
released channel: ch_2deviceAron