1Z0-052 · Question #224
On which three can you use Recovery Manager (RMAN) to perform incremental backup? (Choose three.)
The correct answer is A. data files C. tablespaces F. whole database. RMAN incremental backups capture only changed blocks since the last backup and can target data files, tablespaces, and the whole database, but not non-block-structured files.
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On which three can you use Recovery Manager (RMAN) to perform incremental backup? (Choose three.)
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- Adata files
- Bcontrol files
- Ctablespaces
- Dpassword file
- Eparameter file
- Fwhole database
- Gflashback log file
- Harchived log files
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Why each option
RMAN incremental backups capture only changed blocks since the last backup and can target data files, tablespaces, and the whole database, but not non-block-structured files.
Data files are composed of Oracle data blocks tracked by SCN (System Change Number), allowing RMAN to identify and back up only blocks changed since the last backup at the same or lower level.
Control files do not consist of data blocks tracked by SCN, so RMAN always backs them up as full copies and cannot perform incremental backups on them.
A tablespace is a logical grouping of data files, and RMAN supports tablespace-level incremental backups by backing up only the changed blocks within all data files belonging to that tablespace.
Password files are OS-level binary files outside Oracle block management and are not a valid target for RMAN incremental backup operations.
Parameter files (SPFILE and PFILE) are non-block-structured configuration files that RMAN backs up only as full copies; incremental backup is not supported for them.
A whole-database incremental backup is a standard RMAN operation that backs up changed blocks across all data files in the database since the last backup at the same or lower incremental level.
Flashback log files are managed exclusively by the Oracle Database Recovery Area mechanism and are not a valid target for user-initiated RMAN incremental backup operations.
Archived redo log files are immutable, complete captures of redo data that are backed up as whole files by RMAN; they have no changed-block concept and do not support incremental backup.
Concept tested: RMAN incremental backup valid targets and supported objects
Source: https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/bradv/getting-started-rman.html
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