Configuring the RMAN environment
We can use the SHOW ALL
command to display the current values of RMAN-configured settings for our target database. The following are a few of the values we can configure:
Database retention policy
Default device type for backup
Control file automatic backup
Enable/disable database encryption
Let us configure automatic backup of controlfile
as follows:
This setting will enable the database to take an autobackup of controlfile
whenever a database backup occurs or the database structure metadata (add/drop of datafiles/tablespaces) in controlfile
changes.
For more information on other parameters, refer to Oracle Database Backup and Recovery User's Guide.