1.9 System Requirements for Backup and Recovery Methods

When choosing a backup and recovery solution, find one that is appropriate for the database environment. For example, if you manage only databases of release 8.0 or higher, then you can use RMAN to manage your backup and recovery requirements. Releases older than 8.0 will have to be managed using some method besides RMAN.

Table 1-1 describes the version and system requirements for different database backup and recovery methods.

Table 1-1 Requirements for Different Backup Methods

Backup Method	Type	Version Available	Requirements
Recovery Manager (RMAN)	Physical	Oracle version 8.0 and higher	Third-party media manager (only if backing up to tape)
Operating System	Physical	All versions	Operating system backup utility (for example, UNIX `dd` command)
Export	Logical	All versions	N/A