Oracle in a Nutshell

Name

CONFIGURE

Synopsis

CONFIGURE
 
{ configureDevice 
| configureBackup 
| { AUXNAME FOR DATAFILE datafileSpec 
  | SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME
  }
  { TO 'filename' | CLEAR }
| configureCtlfile
};

configureDevice :=
{ DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE { TO deviceSpecifier | CLEAR }
| DEVICE TYPE deviceSpecifier 
  { PARALLELISM integer | CLEAR }
| [AUXILIARY] CHANNEL [integer] 
  DEVICE TYPE deviceSpecifier { allocOperand | CLEAR }
}

configureBackup :=
{ RETENTION POLICY { TO { RECOVERY WINDOW OF integer DAYS
                        | REDUNDANCY [=] integer
                                                | NONE
                        }
                      | CLEAR
                   }
| MAXSETSIZE { TO { integer [ K | M | G ]
                    | UNLIMITED
                  }
               | CLEAR
             }
| { ARCHIVELOG | DATAFILE }
  BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE deviceSpecifier
                          { TO integer | CLEAR }
| BACKUP OPTIMIZATION { ON | OFF | CLEAR }
| EXCLUDE FOR TABLESPACE tablespace_name [CLEAR]
}

configureCtlfile := 
CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP
{ ON
| OFF
| CLEAR
| FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE 
   deviceSpecifier { TO 'format_string' | CLEAR }
}

Sets configuration values that persist for an RMAN session. This command is valid only for Oracle9i.

Keywords

SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME

Defines the name and path of the snapshot control file. Default is platform-specific. In Unix, the default is $ORACLE_ HOME/dbs.

DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE

Specifies the default media type as disk or tape.

PARALLELISM integer

Establishes the number of automatic channels for the device. Default is 1.

RETENTION POLICY

Defines a retention policy whereby RMAN flags backup sets as obsolete so that they can subsequently be manually deleted.

RECOVERY WINDOW OF

Defines ...