Using the Agent in File-Based Mode › Backup and Restore Limitations in File-Based Mode

Backup and Restore Limitations in File-Based Mode

Some of the backup and restore limitations include:

• The online redo logs are exclusively locked by Oracle while the Oracle server is online. Perform an offline backup, if necessary.
• To restore either the system tablespace or a tablespace containing rollback segments, you must first shut down the database and perform a full database restore.
• The Agent for Oracle in File-based mode can back up only those parameter files that are located under the default location (ORALCE_HOME\dbs and ORACLE_HOME\database).
• The Agent for Oracle in File-based mode does not support backup and restore processes on raw devices and Automatic Storage Management (ASM).
• You must grant access permissions to the Backup Operators group to backup Oracle data files before using this role to perform the backup and restore operations.