Key Concepts7-1. Specifying Backup Options7-2. Backing Up the Control File7-3. Backing Up the Server Parameter File7-4. Backing Up Data Files7-5. Backing Up Tablespaces7-6. Making a Whole-Database Backup7-7. Backing Up Archived Redo Logs7-8. Backing Up Everything7-9. Backing Up Recovery Files in the FRA7-10. Performing Incremental Backups7-11. Reducing Incremental Backup Time7-12. Creating Multiple Backup Sets7-13. Making Copies of Backup Sets7-14. Making Copies of Image Copy Backups7-15. Making Tape Copies of Disk-Based Image Copies7-16. Excluding a Tablespace from a Backup7-17. Skipping Read-Only, Offline, or Inaccessible Files7-18. Encrypting RMAN Backups7-19. Making a Compressed Backup7-20. Parallelizing Backups7-21. Making Faster Backups of Large Files7-22. Specifying Backup Windows7-23. Reusing RMAN Backup Files7-24. Retaining Backups for a Long Time7-25. Backing Up Only Those Files Previously Not Backed Up7-26. Restarting Backups After a Crash7-27. Updating Image Copies7-28. Backing Up a Container Database7-29. Backing Up the Root in a Container Database7-30. Backing Up a Pluggable Database7-31. Backing Up Tablespaces and Data Files in a PDB