debug

Syntax

Purpose

To turn RMAN's debugging feature off and on. Because its purpose is to diagnose RMAN problems, use this feature under the guidance of Oracle Support.

See Also: "Interpreting Debugging Output".

Requirements

Execute this command at the RMAN prompt or within the braces of a run command.

Keywords and Parameters

on	activates the debugging feature on.
off	deactivates the debugging feature.

Examples

Activating the Debugging Feature

In this example, debug output will be displayed during the backup of datafile 3, but not datafile 4:

run {
     allocate channel c1 type disk;
     debug on;
     backup datafile 3;
     debug off;
     backup datafile 4;
}