Backup noarchive database with Rman

Backup Noarchivelog

• Setup ORACLE_SID and ORACLE_HOME
• Execute rman
  • Connect
  • Shutdown
  • Startup mount
  • Backup
  • Open database

Setup ORACLE_SID and ORACLE_HOME

ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE
ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/12.1.0/dbhome_1; export ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_SID=E1Local; export ORACLE_SID

Execute Rman

Rman

Recovery Manager: Release 12.1.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Oct 6 21:28:16 2014

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RMAN>

Connect

RMAN> CONNECT TARGET /

connected to target database: E1LOCAL (DBID=3893839745)

RMAN>

Shutdown the database

RMAN> shutdown

database closed
database dismounted
Oracle instance shut down

RMAN>

Startup Mount

RMAN> startup mount

connected to target database (not started)
Oracle instance started
database mounted

Total System Global Area     629145600 bytes

Fixed Size                     2927528 bytes
Variable Size                281019480 bytes
Database Buffers             339738624 bytes
Redo Buffers                   5459968 bytes

RMAN>

Backup Database

RMAN> backup database;

Starting backup at 06-OCT-14
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=12 device type=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00001 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/E1LOCAL/datafile/o1_mf_system_b35rb73h_.dbf
input datafile file number=00003 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/E1LOCAL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_b35r8hrd_.dbf
input datafile file number=00004 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/E1LOCAL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_b35rczq6_.dbf
input datafile file number=00006 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/E1LOCAL/datafile/o1_mf_users_b35rcyh0_.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 06-OCT-14
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 06-OCT-14
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/E1LOCAL/backupset/2014_10_06/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20141006T222854_b36mz75z_.bkp tag=TAG20141006T222854 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:46
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
including current control file in backup set
including current SPFILE in backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 06-OCT-14
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 06-OCT-14
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/E1LOCAL/backupset/2014_10_06/o1_mf_ncsnf_TAG20141006T222854_b36n0qdp_.bkp tag=TAG20141006T222854 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished backup at 06-OCT-14

RMAN>

Open database

RMAN> alter database open;

using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
Statement processed

RMAN>