Backup database plus archivelog using RMAN in oracle

When one use the backup database plus archivelog command to back up archive logs, RMAN will perform the following operations in the sequence listed here:

•  Run the "alter system archive log current" command.
•  Run the "backup archivelog all" command.
•  Back up the rest of the data files specified by the backup database command.
•  Run the "alter system archive log current" command.
•  Back up the new archive logs generated during the backup operation.

[oracle@oel6 ~]$ rman target /

Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.4.0 - Production on Thu Oct 22 22:40:28 2015

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connected to target database: TESTDB (DBID=2675922698)

RMAN> backup database plus archivelog;

Starting backup at 22-OCT-15

current log archived

using target database control file instead of recovery catalog

allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1

channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=56 device type=DISK

channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archived log backup set

channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archived log(s) in backup set

input archived log thread=1 sequence=40 RECID=38 STAMP=893803250

channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 22-OCT-15

channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 22-OCT-15

piece handle=/u01/app/backup/TESTDB_65_%1.bak tag=TAG20151022T224054 comment=NONE

channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07

Finished backup at 22-OCT-15

Starting backup at 22-OCT-15

using channel ORA_DISK_1

channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set

channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set

input datafile file number=00001 name=+DATA/testdb/datafile/system.256.892594189

input datafile file number=00002 name=+DATA/testdb/datafile/sysaux.257.892594189

input datafile file number=00004 name=+DATA/testdb/datafile/users.259.892594189

input datafile file number=00003 name=+DATA/testdb/datafile/undotbs1.258.892594189

channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 22-OCT-15

channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 22-OCT-15

piece handle=/u01/app/backup/TESTDB_66_%1.bak tag=TAG20151022T224104 comment=NONE

channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:01:45

channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backup set

channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set

including current control file in backup set

including current SPFILE in backup set

channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 22-OCT-15

channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 22-OCT-15

piece handle=/u01/app/backup/TESTDB_67_%1.bak tag=TAG20151022T224104 comment=NONE

channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03

Finished backup at 22-OCT-15

Starting backup at 22-OCT-15

current log archived

using channel ORA_DISK_1

channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archived log backup set

channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archived log(s) in backup set

input archived log thread=1 sequence=41 RECID=39 STAMP=893803395

channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 22-OCT-15

channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 22-OCT-15

piece handle=/u01/app/backup/TESTDB_68_%1.bak tag=TAG20151022T224317 comment=NONE

channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03

Finished backup at 22-OCT-15

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