Using RMAN utility

Question

Hello all
I need to use Recovery manager as a primary tool in my next plan to do backup and recovery
I have all information about it (in theory)
to be plain, I didn't make it before.
So, If anyone operate the database to backedup using RMAN
could he guide me what to do without lossing data
(just headlines if possible)
Thank you very much
Bassil

Answer 1

To recover up to the last committed transaction you need
a full backup, the current controlfile, all archivelogs
since the backup and the current online logs.
The recovery process is as follows:
1. Restore lost datafile(s).
2. Recover datafiles using the current controlfile. RMAN
will automatically apply the logs that it need for
recovery, provided they are at the expected location.
3. Open database after recovery is complete.
You can also recover using a backup controlfile.
The procedure varies depending on the exact scenarios.
Several possible scenarios are documented in the RMAN
user guide.
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96566/toc.htm
Hope this helps.
Kailash.