RMAN Backup - New physical Standby Database
I was not sure if posting here or in the RMAN topic... I chose here!
Ok, I'm familiar with data guard and its options, since I used to work with it in my previous company. But I never needed to create one from zero. That’s my goal in my new job.
I need to create a new physical stndby server, but here we use ASM. I've been reading a lot and came to the conclusion that the best way (maybe the only) of doing so is using RMAN.
I'm not familiar with RMAN at all. So my scenario is:
Primary DB: Oracle 11.2.0.3 RAC (3 nodes) in ASM.
Stdby: Oracle 11.2.0.3 (single instance) in ASM.
How can I create a full backup of the primary site, and have a file or pack of files to transfer to the stdby server, and restore it on the other side, in order to configure the replication.
I don't want to seem lazy at all, but the main problem is: I need to take this backup into an external HD, and carry it to the new site (since the Database is too large to transfer via the network link) where I should attach to the new server and restore it.
All documentation I’ve read the DUPLICATE DATABASE seems to be made directly from one server to the other, and not to a staging area.
Can someone please post a link or give me some tips on how to make this backup into a specific location, and later, how to restore it?