Difference between RMAN full Backup and level 0 Backup

Updated May 18, 2018

RMAN Full Backup vs. RMAN level 0 Backup

Hello Experts,

1. What is the difference between Rman full backup and Rman level 0 backup?

2. Suppose i dont have any backup (full,level 0,level 1). I issued level 0 backup then how it will consider?

Kindly share your valuable views on above queries, thanks in advance.

Comments

05 Oct 2015 5:26 pm Abhijeet Mudgal Helpful Answer

Although the content is same both are a part of different backup strategy. if you plan to take incremental backups and restore them then full backups cannot be used. In other words you can not restore a level 1 incremental backup on top of a full backup, you can only restore level backup on top of a level 0 backup.

18 Apr 2017 12:54 pm Sonia Barwar Helpful Answer

1 > RMAN full backup is not counted in incremental backup strategy but both will take backup of filled blocks.
2> It will take full backup using incremental backup strategy.

18 Apr 2017 12:55 pm Jyoti Pandey Helpful Answer

Full backup and level 0 backup both are same, the difference between them is that the level 0 backup is the root backup for its incremental backups maintained in rman repository.