BASIC Compression in RMAN is free with the Enterprise Edition. Advanced Compression with a specified algorithm requires the Advanced Compression Option Licence.
Compare the INPUT_MB and OUTPUT_MB to see the compression achieved.
Default compression can also be configured with
Note the slight discrepancy in reported backuppiece size. The LIST BACKUP shows it as 207.82MB, the query on v$rman_backup_job_details dividing the output_bytes by 1048576 shows the size as 225MB (truncating to units) while the OS level "du -sh" command shows it as 208MB.
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RMAN> backup as compressed backupset database root;
Starting backup at 19-MAR-16
using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=48 device type=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting compressed full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00003 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_9fxmvhl3_.dbf
input datafile file number=00001 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_system_9fxmx6s1_.dbf
input datafile file number=00004 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_9fxn0vgg_.dbf
input datafile file number=00006 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_users_9fxn0t8s_.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 19-MAR-16
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 19-MAR-16
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2016_03_19/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20160319T081217_cgtjk2ms_.bkp tag=TAG20160319T081217 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:02:16
Finished backup at 19-MAR-16
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 19-MAR-16
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCL/autobackup/2016_03_19/o1_mf_s_906884075_cgtjofh1_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 19-MAR-16
RMAN> list backup;
List of Backup Sets
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BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------------
1 Full 385.78M DISK 00:02:09 19-MAR-16
BP Key: 1 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20160319T081217
Piece Name: /u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2016_03_19/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20160319T081217_cgtjk2ms_.bkp
List of Datafiles in backup set 1
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
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1 Full 3034354 19-MAR-16 /u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_system_9fxmx6s1_.dbf
3 Full 3034354 19-MAR-16 /u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_sysaux_9fxmvhl3_.dbf
4 Full 3034354 19-MAR-16 /u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_undotbs1_9fxn0vgg_.dbf
6 Full 3034354 19-MAR-16 /u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_users_9fxn0t8s_.dbf
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------------
2 Full 17.20M DISK 00:00:03 19-MAR-16
BP Key: 2 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20160319T081435
Piece Name: /u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCL/autobackup/2016_03_19/o1_mf_s_906884075_cgtjofh1_.bkp
SPFILE Included: Modification time: 19-MAR-16
SPFILE db_unique_name: ORCL
Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 3034519 Ckp time: 19-MAR-16
RMAN>
CDB$ROOT@ORCL> l
1 select status, command_id, to_char(start_time,'DD-MON HH24:MI') Start_At, to_char(end_time,'DD-MON HH24:MI') End_At,
2 trunc(input_bytes/1048576) Input_MB, trunc(output_bytes/1048576) Output_MB, input_type
3 from v$rman_backup_job_details
4* order by start_time
CDB$ROOT@ORCL>
CDB$ROOT@ORCL> /
STATUS COMMAND_ID START_AT END_AT INPUT_MB OUTPUT_MB
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INPUT_TYPE
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COMPLETED 2016-03-19T08:12:02 19-MAR 08:12 19-MAR 08:14 1807 402
DB FULL
CDB$ROOT@ORCL>
Compare the INPUT_MB and OUTPUT_MB to see the compression achieved.
Default compression can also be configured with
RMAN> show compression algorithm;
RMAN configuration parameters for database with db_unique_name ORCL are:
CONFIGURE COMPRESSION ALGORITHM 'BASIC' AS OF RELEASE 'DEFAULT' OPTIMIZE FOR LOAD TRUE ; # default
RMAN>
RMAN> CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK BACKUP TYPE TO COMPRESSED BACKUPSET;
new RMAN configuration parameters:
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK BACKUP TYPE TO COMPRESSED BACKUPSET PARALLELISM 1;
new RMAN configuration parameters are successfully stored
RMAN>
RMAN> backup datafile 1;
Starting backup at 19-MAR-16
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=1 device type=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting compressed full datafile backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00001 name=/u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_system_9fxmx6s1_.dbf
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 19-MAR-16
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 19-MAR-16
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2016_03_19/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20160319T082704_cgtkdrdh_.bkp tag=TAG20160319T082704 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:55
Finished backup at 19-MAR-16
Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 19-MAR-16
piece handle=/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCL/autobackup/2016_03_19/o1_mf_s_906884879_cgtkgk5d_.bkp comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 19-MAR-16
RMAN> list backup of datafile 1;
List of Backup Sets
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BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
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1 Full 385.78M DISK 00:02:09 19-MAR-16
BP Key: 1 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20160319T081217
Piece Name: /u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2016_03_19/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20160319T081217_cgtjk2ms_.bkp
List of Datafiles in backup set 1
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
---- -- ---- ---------- --------- ----
1 Full 3034354 19-MAR-16 /u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_system_9fxmx6s1_.dbf
BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ---------------
3 Full 207.82M DISK 00:00:55 19-MAR-16
BP Key: 3 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20160319T082704
Piece Name: /u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2016_03_19/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20160319T082704_cgtkdrdh_.bkp
List of Datafiles in backup set 3
File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
---- -- ---- ---------- --------- ----
1 Full 3035302 19-MAR-16 /u01/app/oracle/oradata/ORCL/datafile/o1_mf_system_9fxmx6s1_.dbf
RMAN>
CDB$ROOT@ORCL> l
1 select status, command_id, to_char(start_time,'DD-MON HH24:MI') Start_At, to_char(end_time,'DD-MON HH24:MI') End_At,
2 trunc(input_bytes/1048576) Input_MB, trunc(output_bytes/1048576) Output_MB, input_type
3 from v$rman_backup_job_details
4* order by start_time
CDB$ROOT@ORCL> /
STATUS COMMAND_ID START_AT END_AT INPUT_MB OUTPUT_MB
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INPUT_TYPE
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COMPLETED 2016-03-19T08:12:02 19-MAR 08:12 19-MAR 08:14 1807 402
DB FULL
COMPLETED 2016-03-19T08:18:29 19-MAR 08:27 19-MAR 08:28 803 225
DATAFILE FULL
CDB$ROOT@ORCL>
CDB$ROOT@ORCL> !du -sh /u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2016_03_19/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20160319T082704_cgtkdrdh_.bkp
208M /u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/ORCL/backupset/2016_03_19/o1_mf_nnndf_TAG20160319T082704_cgtkdrdh_.bkp
CDB$ROOT@ORCL>
Note the slight discrepancy in reported backuppiece size. The LIST BACKUP shows it as 207.82MB, the query on v$rman_backup_job_details dividing the output_bytes by 1048576 shows the size as 225MB (truncating to units) while the OS level "du -sh" command shows it as 208MB.
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