If the offline tablespace will be backuped when I issue the BACKUP DATABASE

Question

will the offline tablespace be backuped if I issue the BACKUP DATABASE command?------No.148
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frank.qian

Answer 1

Simple answer is yes. Use the SKIP OFFLINE to skip offline tablespaces.
sys@ORCL> create tablespace test datafile 'c:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata\orcl\test01.dbf' size 100m autoextend on
  2  extent management local uniform size 1m;
Tablespace created.
Elapsed: 00:00:06.96
sys@ORCL> alter tablespace test offline;
Tablespace altered.
Elapsed: 00:00:02.54
sys@ORCL> select tablespace_name, status from dba_tablespaces;
TABLESPACE_NAME                STATUS
SYSTEM                         ONLINE
UNDOTBS1                       ONLINE
SYSAUX                         ONLINE
TEMP                           ONLINE
USERS                          ONLINE
EXAMPLE                        ONLINE
TEST                           OFFLINE
7 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
sys@ORCL> exit
Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
c:\sql>rman
Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Jan 15 11:40:06 2007
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
RMAN> connect target /
connected to target database: ORCL (DBID=1133000557)
RMAN> backup database;
Starting backup at 15-JAN-07
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=159 devtype=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00001 name=C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL\SYSTEM01.DBF
input datafile fno=00002 name=C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL\UNDOTBS01.DBF
input datafile fno=00003 name=C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL\SYSAUX01.DBF
input datafile fno=00005 name=C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL\EXAMPLE01.DBF
input datafile fno=00006 name=C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL\TEST01.DBF
input datafile fno=00004 name=C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\ORCL\USERS01.DBF
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 15-JAN-07
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 15-JAN-07
piece handle=C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\BACKUP\0AI7IGP2_1_1 tag=TAG20070115T114018 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:01:15
Finished backup at 15-JAN-07
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 15-JAN-07
piece handle=C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ORADATA\BACKUP\C-1133000557-20070115-02 comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 15-JAN-07
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