Configure Autobackup of Control Files

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Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure autobackup of the control file from the CommCell Console:

  1. From the CommCell Browser, right-click the Oracle instance then click Properties.
  2. From the Details tab of the Instance Properties dialog box, select one of the following options from the selection list for the Ctl File Autobackup field:
    • Not Configure - Disables autobackup of the control file.
    • Configure On - If the backup includes a datafile, then RMAN will not automatically include the current control file in the datafile backupset, but will write the control file and server parameter file to a separate autobackup piece. If the backup does not include a datafile, the control file and server parameter file will be written to their own autobackup piece.
    • Configure Off - If the backup includes a datafile, then RMAN automatically includes the current control file and server parameter file in the datafile backupset. RMAN will not create a separate autobackup piece containing the control file and server parameter file.
  3. Click OK to save your settings.
  4. After autobackup has been enabled in the CommCell Console, the control file will be automatically backed up every time you perform a backup from either the CommCell Console or command line.

Required Capability: See Capabilities and Permitted Actions

To configure autobackup of the control file from RMAN:

  1. Enter the following commands/parameters at the RMAN prompt (the catalog connect string is optional):

    $rman target <connect string for target> catalog <connect string for catalog> RMAN>configure controlfile autobackup on;

    For Example:

    $rman target systemuser/systempass@rman92 RMAN>configure controlfile autobackup on;

  2. After autobackup has been enabled in RMAN, the control file will be automatically backed up every time you perform a backup from either the CommCell Console or command line.