Oracle Database 12c: Advanced Administration — Question 56

You take regular backups of one of your production databases by using RMAN with a recovery catalog.
You have added two new tablespaces to this database which must be included in future backups.
Which process occurs which allows the new backups to contain the new datafiles?

Answer options

• A. The target database control file is synchronized from the recovery catalog with a full resync at the next backup.
• B. The target database control file is synchronized from the recovery catalog with a partial resync at the next backup.
• C. The recovery catalog is synchronized from the target database with a full resync at the next backup.
• D. The recovery catalog is synchronized from the target database with a partial resync at the next backup.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because a full resynchronization ensures that all new datafiles, including those for the newly added tablespaces, are included in the next backup. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as they either suggest a partial resync, which would not capture all new changes, or incorrectly state the synchronization direction.