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RMAN: I/O Workers and Memory Usage (Doc ID 73354.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Applies to:

Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

The pupose of this note is to show how RMAN makes use of memory buffers for backup/restore operations, and also how the use of i/o slaves can affect this.

Scope

This note is intended for DBAs and Support Personnel. 

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