Restore RMAN backup on another server
backup AS COMPRESSED BACKUPSET database;
backup archivelog all delete input;
delete noprompt obsolete;
crosscheck backup;
I am using the db_recovery_file dest parameter to store my RMAN backups thus a given backup is stored as below
/backups/flash_recovery_area/PROD/backupset/2011_08_24
/backups/flash_recovery_area/PROD/autobackup/2011_08_24
/backups/flash_recovery_area/PROD/archivelog/2011_08_24
/backups/flash_recovery_area/PROD/flashback
Everyday I pick the contents of the following directories (e.g. the backup done on 24 August 2011) and place them on an external hard disk.