Performing Incremental or Cumulative Backups for Oracle

You can perform an incremental backup when the Oracle database is online or offline.

For more information on incremental backups, see Incremental Backups.

Before You Begin

1. Depending on the database state, configure an offline, online, pluggable database or datafile subclient

2. Protect the Flash Recovery Area for the subclient.

Procedure

1. From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers> client> Oracle >instance.

2. Right-click the subclient and click Backup.

3. On the Backup Options for Subclient dialog box, select the backup type and job initiation:

   1. In the Backup Type section, choose the backup type.

      To perform a cumulative backup, select Incremental, and then select the Cumulative check box.

   2. In the Job Initiation section, specify whether to run the backup now or if it will be scheduled.

      Note

      If you selected Schedule, set up the schedule.

      For information on configuring a backup schedule, see Schedule Backups.

4. Optional: Select advanced backup options.

   1. Click Advanced.

      The Advanced Backup Options dialog box appears.

   2. On the Oracle Options tab, in the Backup Tag box, enter a unique tag.

      You can include variables in the tag. For supported tag variables, see Oracle Tag Variables.

   3. To set the maximum number of bytes that the software reads during the backup operation, in the Throttle RMAN disk read (MB/sec) box, type the number of bytes. For more information, see Advanced Backup Options.

   4. Click OK to close the Advanced Backup Options dialog box.

5. Optional: Set the backup load distribution across disks. For more information, see Configuring the Disk Ratio for Oracle RMAN.

6. Optional: View or customize the RMAN script that is generated from the selected options. For instructions, see Viewing Oracle Backup RMAN Scripts and Customizing Oracle Backup RMAN Scripts.

7. Click OK to close the Backup Options dialog box.