1. Database Administrator's Reference
  2. Performing Database Backup and Recovery with VSS
  3. About Backing Up a Database
  4. About Backing Up a Database in ARCHIVELOG Mode

About Backing Up a Database in ARCHIVELOG Mode

Learn about backing up a database in ARCHIVELOG mode.

The procedures assume that the database is open read/write. You can also make closed and consistent backups.

  • Making Component-Based Backups of an ARCHIVELOG Database
    Explains how to back up the entire database. You can back up only Oracle Database, ArchiveLogDest_n, and Fast Recovery Area, listed in Components Backed Up by the Oracle VSS Writer.
  • Making Volume-Based Backups of an ARCHIVELOG Database
    To make volume-based shadow copies of Oracle database when the database is open in read/write mode, the archived redo logs must be physically located on a separate volume from the volume containing the Oracle data files, control files, server parameter file, and online redo logs.

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