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RMAN List Command

Database

The LIST command allows the backup data to be listed in the RMAN utility

To list all existing backups use:

RMAN> LIST BACKUP;

To list all existing database backups use:

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATABASE;

To list all existing backups of a specific datafile use:

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE <file#>;

For example:

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE 4;

Alternatively specify the datafile name. For example:

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE '/u01/app/oradata/TEST/users01.dbf';

To list all existing archivelog backups use:

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG ALL;

To list all existing controfile backups use:

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF CONTROLFILE;

To list all existing SPFILE backups use:

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF SPFILE;

Archive Logs

To list all archive logs use:

RMAN> LIST ARCHIVELOG ALL;

Backup sets

To list the contents of an individual backup set use:

RMAN> LIST BACKUPSET <key>;

For example:

RMAN> LIST BACKUPSET 44;

Datafile Image Copies

To list all datafile image copies use:

RMAN> LIST DATAFILECOPY ALL;

To list an individual datafile image copy use:

RMAN> LIST DATAFILECOPY <key>;

For example:

RMAN> LIST DATAFILECOPY 26;

Alternatively specify the name of the datafile image copy file:

RMAN> LIST DATAFILECOPY '/u01/app/oracle/copy/users01.dbf';

Controlfile Image Copies

To list all controlfile copies use

RMAN> LIST COPY OF CONTROLFILE;

For example:

RMAN> LIST COPY OF CONTROLFILE;

List of Control File Copies

===========================

Key S Completion Time Ckp SCN Ckp Time

------- - --------------- ---------- ---------------

25 A 15-AUG-15 3324254 15-AUG-15

Name: /u01/app/oracle/copy/cf_D-TEST_id-2066695660_23qekadv

Tag: TAG20150815T001910

20 A 14-AUG-15 3322965 14-AUG-15

Name: /u01/app/oracle/copy/cf_D-TEST_id-2066695660_1tqek8bd

Tag: TAG20150814T234341

15 A 14-AUG-15 3322589 14-AUG-15

Name: /u01/app/oracle/copy/cf_D-TEST_id-2066695660_1nqek7j8

Tag: TAG20150814T232907

To list an individual control file copy use:

RMAN> LIST CONTROLFILECOPY <key>;

For example:

RMAN> LIST CONTROLFILECOPY 20;

List of Control File Copies

===========================
Key S Completion Time Ckp SCN Ckp Time

------- - --------------- ---------- ---------------

20 A 14-AUG-15 3322965 14-AUG-15

Name: /u01/app/oracle/copy/cf_D-TEST_id-2066695660_1tqek8bd

Tag: TAG20150814T234341

Tablespaces

To list backups of a tablespace use the LIST BACKUP OF TABLESPACE command. For example:

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF TABLESPACE USERS;

Incarnations

The LIST INCARNATION command shows the incarnations of the database. Note that multiple
incarnations may share the same database ID.

RMAN> LIST INCARNATION;

List of Database Incarnations

DB Key Inc Key DB Name DB ID STATUS Reset SCN Reset Time

------- ------- -------- ---------------- --- ---------- ----------

1 1 TEST 2066695660 PARENT 1 17-SEP-11

2 2 TEST 2066695660 PARENT 995548 30-NOV-11

3 3 TEST 2066695660 ORPHAN 1190860 09-FEB-12

4 4 TEST 2066695660 CURRENT 1190860 09-FEB-12