Backup and Restore Oracle DataBase Basic knowledge about backups in Oracle Introductory information about backing up Oracle databases Fast Recovery Area (FRA) Backup of Oracle database using operating system tools: Example of backing up an Oracle database using operating system tools (NOARCHIVELOG) Backup and Restore Oracle DataBase using RMAN Backup and Restore Oracle DataBase using RMAN Oracle Data Pump (Export / Import schemas) (from Oracle 11) Data Pump export and import utilities (Backup of schema objects) Other: Enable block change tracking [Habrahabr] Transportable tablespaces in Oracle 11g