Difference between Whole Backup and Full Database Backup
Updated May 18, 2018
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Whole Database Backup vs Full Database Backup
What is the difference between Database Whole Backup and Full Backup?
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18 May 2009 5:35 am praveen gupta Best Answer
Whole backup:
Backs up all database files, but this backup is not cataloged, which means that you cannot use it as a reference backup for an incremental backup with RMAN.
Full backup:
Backs up all database files. You can perform a full backup with or without RMAN. If you do not use RMAN, then RMAN is called separately to catalog the backup. This means that you can use this backup as a reference backup for an incremental backup with RMAN. Both types are equally good.
Whole backup:
Backs up all database files, but this backup is not cataloged, which means that you cannot use it as a reference backup for an incremental backup with RMAN.
Full backup:
Backs up all database files. You can perform a full backup with or without RMAN. If you do not use RMAN, then RMAN is called separately to catalog the backup. This means that you can use this backup as a reference backup for an incremental backup with RMAN. Both types are equally good.