Preface

This preface contains these topics:

Audience

Backup and Recovery Reference is intended for database administrators who perform the following tasks:

  • Use Recovery Manager (RMAN) to back up, restore, and recover Oracle databases

  • Perform maintenance on RMAN backups of database files

To use this document, you must know the following:

Documentation Accessibility

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Related Documentation

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas of the seed database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

Conventions

The text in this reference adheres to the following conventions:

  • UPPERCASE monospace

    Calls attention to RMAN keywords, SQL keywords, column headings in tables and views, and initialization parameters.

  • lowercase monospace

    Calls attention to variable text in RMAN examples.

  • italics

    Calls attention to RMAN or SQL placeholders, that is, text that should not be entered as-is but represents a value to be entered by the user.

See Also:

Chapter 1, "About RMAN Commands" for more information about RMAN conventions