Cataloging backup piece in RMAN

Applies to:

 

Oracle Server – Enterprise Edition any Version  9 to 12 Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal:

The following command will cataloged backup pieces in RMAN
 
# Catalog specific backup piece.
CATALOG BACKUPPIECE '/backup/MYSID/01dmsbj4_1_1.bcp';

# Catalog all files and the contents of directories which
# begin with the pattern "/backup/MYSID/arch".
CATALOG START WITH '/backup/MYSID/arch';

# Catalog all files in the current recovery area.
CATALOG RECOVERY AREA NOPROMPT;

# Catalog all files in the current recovery area.
# This is an exact synonym of the previous command.
CATALOG DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST NOPROMPT;