Oracle RMAN 11g Backup and Recovery

Master Oracle Recovery Master

Protect your databases from hardware, software, and operator failures using the detailed information in this Oracle Press guide. Oracle RMAN 11g Backup and Recovery explains how to configure databases, generate accurate archives, and carry out system restores. Work from the command line or Oracle Enterprise Manager, automate the backup process, perform Oracle Flashback recoveries, and integrate cloud computing technology. This authoritative resource also shows you how to create reports, optimize performance, and implement third-party administration utilities.

• Set up, configure, and maintain Oracle Recovery Manager (Oracle RMAN)
• Manage physical and virtual media with Oracle Secure Backup
• Work with Oracle RMAN catalogs, packages, and control files
• Use the Amazon Web Services cloud as an offsite storage solution
• Create online, offline, and incremental system backups
• Perform full and partial Oracle RMAN database restores
• Correct user-induced errors with Oracle Flashback
• Product clone and standby databases on local or remote servers
• Use Oracle Real Application Clusters and synch and split technology

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Matthew Hart
Matthew Hart (Colorado Springs, CO) has worked exclusively with the Windows Operating System for more than 5 years, the last 3 of which have been with Oracle Corporation, assisting Oracle customer implement the RDBMS on Windows NT and 2000. From 1999 onward, his role has increasingly become focused on Oracle?s high availability solutions, specifically Oracle Recovery Manager and Oracle Advanced Replication. For the past 6 months he has been involved in the beta testing of Oracle9i, and he currently supports beta customers who are rolling out 9i into the enterprise. Matthew became an Oracle Certified Professional in May 1999.

Robert Freeman
Robert G. Freeman is an Oracle Database 10g Oracle Certified Professional that has been working with Oracle databases for well over 15 years. He is a Principle Datababase Engineer for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Ut. He resides near Salt Lake with his wife, three of his five kids and cats, dogs and an airplane. Robert is the author or co-author of several Oracle Press titles including Oracle9i New Features, Oracle Database 10g New Features, Oracle9i RMAN Backup and Recovery and Portable DBA: Oracle.

Preliminary Contents Subject to Change Prior to Publication

Part I. Getting Started with RMAN in Oracle
Database 11g
Ch. 1 Oracle Database 11g Backup and Recovery
Architecture Tour
Ch. 2 Introduction to the RMAN Architecture

Part II. Setup Principles and Practices
Ch. 3 RMAN Setup and Configuration
Ch. 4 Media Management Considerations
Ch. 5 Oracle Secure Backup
Ch. 6 Enhancing RMAN with VERITAS NetBackup
for Oracle
Ch. 7 Configuring EMC NetWorker Module for
Oracle
Ch. 8 RMAN and Tivoli Storage Manager

Part III. Using RMAN Effectively
Ch. 9 RMAN Backups
Ch. 10 RMAN Restore and Recovery
Ch. 11 Using Oracle Enterprise Manager for Backup
and Recovery
Ch. 12 RMAN Advanced Recovery Topics
Ch. 13 Surviving User Errors: Flashback
Technologies
Ch. 14 Maintaining RMAN
Ch. 15 Monitoring and Reporting on RMAN
Ch. 16 Performance Tuning RMAN Backup and
Recovery Operations

PART IV. RMAN in the Oracle Ecosystem
Ch. 17 Duplication: Cloning the Target Database
Ch. 18 RMAN and Data Guard
Ch. 19 RMAN and Real Application Clusters
Ch. 20 RMAN in Sync and Split Technology
Ch. 21 RMAN in the Workplace: Case Studies

Appendices
A RMAN Syntax Reference Guide
B Exploring the Recovery Catalog
C Setting Up an RMAN Test Environment