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How Many Incremental Backups Can Be Taken When BCT Is Enabled ? (Doc ID 452455.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.1 to 12.1.0.2 [Release 10.2 to 12.1]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

On a database having Block Change Tracking enabled if more than 8 RMAN incremental backups are executed without consolidating them into a full backup, then the backup process will be very slow since the Block Change Tracking won't get used anymore.

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