Backup and Recovery Reference is intended for database administrators who perform the following tasks:
Back up, restore, and recover Oracle databases
Perform maintenance on backups and copies of database files
To use this document, you need to know the following:
Relational database concepts and basic database administration as described in Oracle Database Concepts and the Oracle Database Administrator's Guide
Basic RMAN concepts and tasks as described in Oracle Database Backup and Recovery Basics
The operating system environment under which you are running Oracle