Types of RMAN commands

There are two types of RMAN commands:

• Stand-alone command: executed individually at the RMAN prompt

Example:

RMAN> restore database;
RMAN > backup database;

• Job command: executed as a group and sequentially and must be within the braces of a RUN command

RMAN stops executing of the commands if any command within the run command fails.

Examples a job command:

RMAN> run
2> {
3>
4>   crosscheck backup;
5>   crosscheck archivelog all;
6>   crosscheck copy;
7>   crosscheck backup of database;
8>   crosscheck backup of controlfile'
9>
10>  delete obsolete;
11>  delete expired backup;
12>  delete expired backupset;
13>  delete noprompt expired archivelog all;
14>  delete noprompt expired backup of database;
15>  delete noprompt expired backup of controlfile;
16>
17> BACKUP  DATABASE;
18>
19>  }