OCP 1Z0 053 79

79.You executed the following command: 
RMAN> RECOVER COPY OF DATAFILE '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/users01.dbf'; 
Which statement regarding the above command is correct? 
A. The '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/users01.dbf' data file is recovered from the image copy. 
B. The '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/users01.dbf' data file is recovered from the last incremental backup. 
C. Image copies of the '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/users01.dbf' data file are updated with all changes 
up to incremental backup SCN.  
D. Image copies of the '/u01/app/oracle/oradata/orcl/users01.dbf' data file are recovered using the above 
command if data file recovery fails. 
Answer: C 

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10642/rcmbckba.htm#BRADV89531

Incrementally Updating Backups

By incrementally updating backups, you can avoid the overhead of making full image copy backups of datafiles, while also minimizing time required for media recovery of your database. For example, if you run a daily backup script, then you never have more than 1 day of redo to apply for media recovery.

To incrementally update data file backups:

1. Create a full image copy backup of a data file with a specified tag.

2. At regular intervals (such as daily), make a level 1 differential incremental backup of the data file and use the same tag as the base data file copy.

3. Apply the incremental backup to the most recent backup with the same tag.

This technique rolls forward the backup to the time when the level 1 incremental backup was made. RMAN can restore this incrementally updated backupand apply changes from the redo log. The result is the same as restoring a data file backup taken at the SCN of the most recently applied incremental level 1 backup.

Note:

If you run   RECOVER COPY daily  without specifying an  UNTIL TIME, then a continuously updated image copy cannot satisfy a recovery window of more than a day. The incrementally updated backup feature is an optimization for fast media recovery.

Incrementally Updating Backups: Basic Example

To create incremental backups for use in an incrementally updated backups strategy, use the BACKUP ... FOR RECOVER OF COPY WITH TAG form of the BACKUPcommand. The command is best understood in a sample script that implements the strategy.

The script in Example 9-9, run regularly, is all that is required to implement a strategy based on incrementally updated backups.

Example 9-9 Basic Incremental Update Script

RUN
{
  RECOVER COPY OF DATABASE 
    WITH TAG 'incr_update';
  BACKUP 
    INCREMENTAL LEVEL 1
    FOR RECOVER OF COPY WITH TAG 'incr_update'
    DATABASE;
}