Recovery Catalog Contents
The recovery catalog is an optional repository containing information on:
1.Datafile and archived redo log file backup sets and backup pieces
2.Datafile copies
3.Archived redo log files
4.The physical structure of the target database
5.Persistent RMAN configuraiton settings
6.Stored job scripts
Benefits of Using Catalog
1.Metadata about multiple target database in one catalog
2.Metadata about multiple incarnations of a single target database
3.Historical metadata
4.Reporting on the target database at a noncurrent time.
Creating Recovery Catalog
TNS Names =mahee->Target SID=morewood
TNS Names=pitts -> Catalog SID=shady
rman catalog cata/cata@pitts
create catalog; 在rman里执行
rman target sys/sys@mahee
connect catalog cata/cata@pits 在rman里执行
register database; 在rman里执行
Connecting USING CATALOG
一种是 先进入rman 在执行
connect target sys/oracle@mahee
connect catalog cata/cata@pitts
一种是: rman target sys/racle@mahee catalog cata/cata@pitts
Resynchronization
Resynchronization of the recovery catalog happens:
1.Automactically with BACKUP and COPY commands
2. Manually with RESYNC CATALOG commnd
CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME 在初始化文件里 这个参数决定控制文件保留多久。