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--if it is not running already then start listener

$ lsnrctl start

--if it is not started already, startup database

$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL> startup
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--Maintaining a Recovery Catalog

$ rman target sys/oracle@primary catalog rcatown/rcatown@rcatpdb

--to list all of the backups recorded in the recovery catalog

RMAN> LIST BACKUP SUMMARY;

--to delete all backups of the database completely

RMAN> DELETE BACKUP;

RMAN> DELETE COPY;

--tp unregister database

RMAN> UNREGISTER DATABASE;

-- Manually Resynchronizing the Recovery Catalog

--register database back to catalog database

RMAN> REGISTER DATABASE;

RMAN> LIST BACKUP SUMMARY;

--on primary server

$ rman target /

--backup database before register to catalog

RMAN> BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG;

--Resynchronize the recovery catalog

RMAN> RESYNC CATALOG;

--Backing Up the Recovery Catalog

--run the recovery catalog database in ARCHIVELOG mode

$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL> archive log list

SQL> shutdown immediate;

SQL> startup mount;

SQL> alter database archivelog;

SQL> alter database open;

--connect to catalog database as target
$ rman target /

--set the retention policy to a REDUNDANCY value greater than 1

RMAN> CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 3;

--configure the control file autobackup feature to ON

RMAN> CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;

Back up the database

RMAN> BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG;

***NOTE***
Back up the catalog database at regular intervals, to two separate media (for
example, disk and tape) if available.
Do not use another recovery catalog as the repository for the backups.
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--Creating Stored Scripts

$ rman target sys/oracle@primary catalog rcatown/rcatown@rcatpdb

--to create a local script

RMAN> CREATE SCRIPT full_backup
{
BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG;
}

--to create a global script

RMAN> CREATE GLOBAL SCRIPT global_full_backup
{
BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG;
DELETE OBSOLETE;
}

--to create a script by reading its contents from a text file

$ vi backup1.txt

{
BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG;
DELETE OBSOLETE;
}

RMAN> CREATE SCRIPT from_file

FROM FILE '/home/oracle/backup1.txt';

--to list stored script names

RMAN> LIST SCRIPT NAMES;

--to list only global script names

RMAN> LIST GLOBAL SCRIPT NAMES;

--to list the names of all scripts stored in the current recovery catalog
RMAN> LIST ALL SCRIPT NAMES;

--to print stored scripts

RMAN> PRINT SCRIPT full_backup;
--to replace a stored script
RMAN> REPLACE SCRIPT full_backup
{
BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG;
DELETE OBSOLETE;
}

--to print stored scripts

RMAN> PRINT SCRIPT global_full_backup;

--to update global scripts by adding a descriptive comment

RMAN> REPLACE GLOBAL SCRIPT global_full_backup
COMMENT 'A script for full backup to be used with any database'
{
BACKUP AS BACKUPSET DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG;
}

RMAN> LIST SCRIPT NAMES;

--to execute a stored script

RMAN> RUN
{
EXECUTE SCRIPT full_backup;
}

--to run a command file

$ vi /home/oracle/backup1.txt

RUN
{
BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG;
DELETE OBSOLETE;
}

RMAN> @/home/oracle/backup1.txt

--to send the contents of a script to a file

RMAN> PRINT SCRIPT full_backup
TO FILE '/home/oracle/backup2.txt';

$ cat backup2.txt

--to list stored script names

RMAN> LIST SCRIPT NAMES;

--to delete a stored script

RMAN> DELETE SCRIPT 'full_backup';

--to delete a global stored script

RMAN> DELETE GLOBAL SCRIPT 'global_full_backup';

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--DO NOT RUN THEM AT THIS STAGE OF THE COURSE

--To drop a recovery catalog schema:

--connect to a target database and recovery catalog. Connect to the recovery

catalog as the owner of the catalog schema to be dropped.
$ rman target sys/oracle@primary catalog rcatown/rcatown@rcatpdb

--Run the DROP CATALOG command:

RMAN> DROP CATALOG;

--Run the DROP CATALOG command again to confirm:

RMAN> DROP CATALOG;
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