Good Day

I have asked to a full backup of our oracle 8 database
which is running in archive log mode. RMAN is not set
up and I was told to put the database in backup mode.
I am not a DBA and would appericiate your help if
someone can tell me the exact commands to run on the
database server (Tru64) prior to me starting the
backup and the commands to run after backup is
finished.

Here is what I was thinking of running prior to
starting the backup:
- Login as oracle user
- connect internal
- alter database begin backup

After the backup is finished
- Login as oracle user
- connect internal
- alter database end backup

I read some dicussions about switching log files and
also about backing up control files, but I couldnot
find out the commands to accomplish thes and where to
put them.

Anything else that I may have missed?

Thanks

MK


       
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