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    Setting RMAN's backup directory

    How do you set RMAN's backup directory? The default is $ORACLE_HOME/dbs.
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    In your allocate command:
    ALLOCATE CHANNEL d1 TYPE DISK FORMAT '/u01/oraback/mysid/d1%U';
    ALLOCATE CHANNEL d2 TYPE DISK FORMAT '/u02/oraback/mysid/d2%U';
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    Thank you!
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    Jeff,

    I'm getting an error when I execute the example:

    RMAN> allocate channel d1 type disk format '/home/oracle/backup/BANG/d1%U';

    RMAN error message stack...

    error encountered while parsing input commands
    syntax error: found "identifier": expecting one of: "for"
    the bad identifier was:d1
    at line 1 column 18 file: standard input
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    Hmm. Works for me on 8.1.7.4 and 9.2.0.2... What version?
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    9.2.0.4

    I'm digging through the docs. I'll figure it out. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I'll keep you posted...
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    http://download-west.oracle.com/docs...rma.htm#439428

    http://download-west.oracle.com/docs...nsyn2.htm#8514

    I think you can also do it like:
    Code:
    run { 
         allocate channel t1 type disk;
         backup 
           filesperset=20 
           format='d%U' 
           database;
    }
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    Thanks for your help.

    RMAN rocks. This was a ton more work the way we were doing it.

    run {
    allocate channel fs1 type disk format='/home/oracle/backup/BANG/%u.bak';
    allocate channel fs2 type disk format='/home/oracle/backup/BANG/%u.bak';
    allocate channel fs3 type disk format='/home/oracle/backup/BANG/%u.bak';
    allocate channel fs4 type disk format='/home/oracle/backup/BANG/%u.bak';

    set limit channel fs1 kbytes=2000000; #limit file size to 2Gb
    set limit channel fs2 kbytes=2000000;
    set limit channel fs3 kbytes=2000000;
    set limit channel fs4 kbytes=2000000;

    backup database;

    sql "alter system archive log current";

    backup archivelog all delete input;

    }
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