Foundations of RMAN Backup and Recovery

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Gain a strong foundation in RMAN (Recovery Manager) to transform your database backup and recovery strategies. This course offers a comprehensive journey into setting up Oracle databases for backup, applying advanced RMAN techniques, and effectively managing recovery scenarios. By the end, you’ll have the skills to create reliable backups, automate backup processes, and improve overall database protection. Begin by building a practice environment using Oracle Linux and VirtualBox, laying the groundwork for your hands-on learning experience. You’ll then dive into Oracle's backup and recovery solutions, explore RMAN’s architecture, and learn to configure databases for effective backup operations. Key learning objectives include working with incremental backups, automating RMAN processes, and utilizing persistent settings for streamlined management. The course moves into advanced topics like monitoring RMAN jobs, analyzing backup data, and creating efficient backup strategies using compression and multisection options. Practical exercises complement theoretical knowledge, ensuring you gain real-world experience in managing backups, recovering databases, and applying RMAN enhancements. This course is designed for database administrators and IT professionals looking to strengthen their expertise in backup and recovery. Targeted at intermediate learners, it requires basic knowledge of Oracle database operations and architecture.