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Oracle: image copy
An
image copy
is a bitwise exact copy of one of the crucial
database files
data file
,
control file
or
archived redo log file
.
Image copies are usually used for restoration (recovery?) of these files.
Image copies are created with
standard OS utilities such as
cp
or
RMAN
(
backup AS COPY database
)
Archiver process
Image copies cannot be written into a
backup set
, they can only be written to disk.
RMAN commands
configure
device type
disk backup type to copy;
See also
backup set
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