Oracle 10g on Windows Server off-line database backup - a few questions

Question

I'd like to do an Oracle off-line backup every night. Please tell me what you think about my plan.
First, run this batch file.
set oracle_sid=PLDG
C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\bin\sqlplusw.exe /nolog @c:\oracle\product\oradata\pldg\shutdb.sql
C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\bin\oradim -shutdown -sid PLDG -shuttype srvc
net stop OracleORADB10GTNSListenerPLDG
This is the shutdb.sql script that the above batch file calls.
set echo on
spool C:\oracle\product\oradata\pldg\shutdb.log
connect /@pledgemaker as sysdba
shutdown immediate
spool off
exit
....that should shut down the database.
Now I will copy the files that the following three queries pulls up to another server.
SQL> select name from sys.v_$datafile;
NAME
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\SYSTEM01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\UNDOTBS01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\SYSAUX01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\DRSYS01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\ODM01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\PLEDGEMAKER_DATA01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\PLEDGEMAKER_INDX01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\TOOLS01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\USERS01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\XDB01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\MAILING01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\BO516_REP01.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\PLEDGEMAKER_DATA02.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\PLEDGEMAKER_DATA03.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\PLEDGEMAKER_INDX02.DBF
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\PLEDGEMAKER_INDX03.DBF
SQL> select member from sys.v_$logfile;
MEMBER
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\REDO01A.LOG
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\REDO01B.LOG
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\REDO02A.LOG
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\REDO02B.LOG
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\REDO03A.LOG
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\REDO03B.LOG
SQL> select name from sys.v_$controlfile;
NAME
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\CONTROL01.CTL
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\CONTROL02.CTL
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\CONTROL03.CTL
After copying the above files, I want to start the database back up.  First I run this batch file
set oracle_sid=PLDG
net start OracleORADB10GTNSListenerPLDG
C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\bin\oradim -startup -sid PLDG -starttype srvc,inst
Then run this script.
set echo on
spool C:\oracle\product\oradata\pldg\startdb.log
connect /@pledgemaker as sysdba
startup
spool off
exit
- Is this plan complete?
- Will the filenames that the above three queries retrieve ever change in the future? Or do they remain the same?
- There are other files in the C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\ORADATA\PLDG\ directory, such as TEMP01.DBF. I am assuming that I do not need to back these files up. Is this correct?
Thanks so much for your help!
Edited by: DataHandle on Jun 13, 2012 3:49 PM

Answer 1

DataHandle wrote:
Sorry, I should explain my situation better. Currently there is no backup in place right now so I just want to get SOMETHING running and backing up our data. I am an Oracle newbie compared to a lot of the experts on here - I just want to go with the simplest solution so that I can implement it ASAP. Then I can at least sleep at night.
I agree that I should eventually get to learning RMAN and should understand it thoroughly. I've read a lot of the documentation on it but it can be really confusing. I mean there are 666 page books on Oracle backups - it is intimidating.
Anyway, thanks for your help.
Edited by: DataHandle on Jun 14, 2012 9:48 AM
Edited by: DataHandle on Jun 14, 2012 9:49 AMYes, the official documentation can be pretty overwhelming. I suggest you go to amazon and look up "RMAN Backup and Recovery" by Hart and Freeman. It is very well written and cuts through a lot of the clutter of the actual reference manual.
For the immediate, here's what you need to do
log on the the sever as 'oracle' - or whoever owns the oracle installation
then
rman target /
rman> CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 1;     << set this how you want -- it's a quick reference in the official docs
rman> CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION ON;
rman> CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
rman> CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 1 BACKUP TYPE TO COMPRESSED BACKUPSET;
rman> CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT   '/oradata/fs91upg/upgbkup/%U';     << set the path to wherever you want to store your backup
rman>the above commnads are one-time setup.
rman> shutdown immediate
rman> startup mount
rman> backup database
rman> alter database open
rman> exitis your database in archivelog mode?
Edited by: EdStevens on Jun 14, 2012 10:47 AM