RMAN Restore and Recovery

We said it in the previous chapter and will say it again: a backup is good only if you can use it to restore. Ideally, you will never need it, but a restore process needs to be documented, tested, and practiced. Practicing allows errors to occur and for you to document strange things that can happen so that you can remain calm when needing to complete the restore under pressure. It also helps verify that there are good backups available. Another benefit is that it allows you to think through ways to get up and running very quickly.