Database backup procedures

Frequent database backups must be taken. The frequency of database backups is determined by customer data backup policy and hardware availability.

The following outline of the database backup approach is based on the use of the Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) that is a part of the Oracle Server software. For detailed information about the Oracle Recovery Manager read the Oracle documentation, see Database Backup and Recovery Reference.

The following database backup approach consists of a number of activities that allow the recovery of database function and data in the event of hardware failure.