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SPFILE
You can configure RMAN to take backup of Control File & SPFILE whenever any type of
backup is taken using RMAN.
Note: If you are using RMAN without Recovery Catalog then it's recommended to Turn
ON auto backup of Control file and SPFILE.
To configure Control File and SPFILE AUTOBACKUP give the following command
Once you give the above command RMAN will automatically takes the backup of control
file and server parameter file in the directory specified in DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST
Like for example, when we take the backup of a particular tablespace, RMAN will take
backup of Control File and SPFILE as shown in the output below
Turning of AUTOBACKUP of Control File and SPFILE
To turn OFF automatic backup of Control File and SPFILE, give the following command
For example, to take backup as backupset as default whenever you give backup
command, give the following command at RMAN prompt
To take backup as IMAGE COPY as default whenever you give backup command
You can even configure backups to be compressed when you give backup command by
issuing the following command