RMAN List backup commands

RMAN List backup is a useful command to list the backup taken in the system. It shows all the details about the backup taken, what time it was taken, location of the backup.

First, you need to connect with the Target database with or without a catalog and then these commands can be run. If you have lost your Target database, then these listings can be obtained by connecting to the catalog and then setting the DBID

LIST BACKUP

List all the backup taken in the system

RMAN> LIST BACKUP;

List of Backup Sets
===================

BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------------
12499 Incr 0 256.00K SBT_TAPE 00:00:13 28-FEB-18
BP Key: 12499 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TEST_WH_18-02-28_01
Handle: TEST_u3tr1gqe_1_1_1001440078 Media: @aaabh
List of Datafiles in backup set 12499
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
---- -- ---- ---------- --------- ----
11 0 Incr 22724608954091 28-FEB-18 /u01/oracle/TEST/datafile/applsysd01.dbf
12 0 Incr 22724608954091 28-FEB-18 /u01/oracle/TEST/datafile/applsysd02.dbf
13 0 Incr 22724608954091 28-FEB-18 /u01/oracle/TEST/datafile/applsysd03.dbf

LIST BACKUP SUMMARY

List backup summary provides the summary of the backup taken of the database using RMAN

RMAN> LIST BACKUP SUMMARY;

LIST BACKUP BY FILE

This command prints the backup by file

RMAN> LIST BACKUP BY FILE;

List of SPFILE Backups
======================

Modification Time BS Key S #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
----------------- ------- - ------- ------- ---------- ---
02-JAN-18 8799 A 1 1 NO TEST_MH_18-03-02_06
02-JAN-18 8741 A 1 1 NO TEST_WH_18-02-23_06
02-JAN-18 8683 A 1 1 NO TEST_WH_18-02-16_06
02-JAN-18 8625 A 1 1 NO TEST_WH_18-02-09_06
02-JAN-18 8567 A 1 1 NO TEST_MH_18-02-02_06
02-JAN-18 8509 A 1 1 NO TEST_WH_18-01-26_06

LIST BACKUP OF DATABASE

To list all existing oracle database backups which can be used

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATABASE;

LIST BACKUP OF DATABASE BY BACKUP

To list all existing database backups by backup which can be used

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATABASE BY BACKUP;

LIST BACKUP OF TABLESPACE

This command can be used to list backup of individual tablespace

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF TABLESPACE SYSTEM;

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF TABLESPACE USERS;

LIST BACKUP OF TABLESPACE SUMMARY

This command can be used to list backup summary  of individual tablespace

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF TABLESPACE <tablespace_name> SUMMARY;

LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE

This command can be used to list backup of individual datafile

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE <file #>;

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE 1;

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE 2;

LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE SUMMARY
This command can be used to list backup summary of individual datafile

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE <file #> SUMMARY;

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE 1 SUMMARY;

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF DATAFILE 2 SUMMARY;

LIST BACKUP OF CONTROLFILE

This command can be used to list backup of the control file

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF CONTROLFILE;

LIST BACKUP OF CONTROLFILE SUMMARY

This command can be used to list backup summary  of the control file

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF CONTROLFILE SUMMARY

List of Backups
===============
Key TY LV S Device Type Completion Time #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
------- -- -- - ----------- --------------- ------- ------- ---------- ---
1035 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 01-DEC-18 1 1 NO TAG20181201T061138
1039 B F A SBT_TAPE 01-DEC-18 1 1 NO TAG20181201T061138

LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG ALL

This command can be used to list archive log backup of the database

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG ALL;

BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
------- ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------------
8801 44.50M SBT_TAPE 00:00:44 02-MAR-19
BP Key: 8801 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG01
Handle: TEST_MH_18-03-02_06:00_GMT_T-1_S-2469 Media: @aaabh

List of Archived Logs in backup set 8801
Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
---- ------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------
1 1469 302935773 02-MAR-18 302943586 02-MAR-18

LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG FROM SEQUENCE

This command can be used to list archive log backup from a given sequence

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG FROM SEQUENCE <seq_no>

LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG FROM TIME

This command can be used to list archive log backup from a given time

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG FROM TIME 'sysdate-1';

LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG ALL COMPLETED

RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG ALL COMPLETED BEFORE 'sysdate-2';

LIST BACKUPSET 

The below command can be to list the backupset taken

RMAN> LIST BACKUPSET SUMMARY;
RMAN> LIST BACKUPSET 109;
RMAN> LIST BACKUPSET OF DATAFILE 1;

Time-related List backup command

RMAN> list backup completed between 'sysdate -1' and 'sysdate';
RMAN> list backup completed between 'sysdate -14' and 'sysdate -7';
RMAN> list backup of database completed between 'sysdate -7' and 'sysdate';
RMAN> list backup of database completed between "to_date('01/10/2018','dd/mm/yyyy')" and "to_date('09/10/2018','dd/mm/yyyy')";
RMAN> LIST backup of database completed after "to_date('01/10/2018','mm/dd/yyyy')";
RMAN> list backup of database completed between "to_date('01/10/2018','dd/mm/yyyy')" and "to_date('08/10/2018','dd/mm/yyyy')";

RMAN> list backup of archivelog from time "to_date('01/10/2018 22:00:00', 'dd/mm/yyyy hh24:mi:ss')" until time "to_date('08/10/2018 04:00:00', 'dd/mm/yyyy hh24:mi:ss')";
RMAN> list backup of archivelog time between "to_date('01-JAN-2018 00:00:00','DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')" and "to_date('08-JAN-2018 00:00:00','DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')";
RMAN> list backup of archivelog time between "to_date('01/08/2018','dd/mm/yyyy')" and "to_date('09/08/2018','dd/mm/yyyy')";
RMAN> list backup of archivelog from time "to_date('01-12-2018','mm-dd-yyyy')";

RMAN> list backup of archivelog from time "to_date('01/08/2018 22:00:00', 'dd/mm/yyyy hh24:mi:ss')" until time "to_date('08/08/2018 04:00:00', 'dd/mm/yyyy hh24:mi:ss')";

RMAN> list backup of spfile completed between "to_date('01-SEP-2018 00:00:00','DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')" and "to_date('08-SEP-2018 00:00:00','DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')";

RMAN> list backup of controlfile completed between "to_date('01-AUG-2018 00:00:00','DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')" and "to_date('08-AUG-2018 00:00:00','DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')";
RMAN> list backup of datafile 1 completed between 'sysdate -10' and 'sysdate';

RMAN> list backup of tablespace SYSTEM completed between 'sysdate -10' and 'sysdate';

RMAN> list backup of datafile 1 completed between '06-OCT-2018' and '25-DEC-2018';

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