DB_KEY

NUMBER

The primary key for the target database. Use this column to form a join with almost any other catalog view.

DB_ID

NUMBER

The database identifier.

BP_KEY

NUMBER

The primary key for the backup piece in the recovery catalog. If you issue the LIST command while connected to the recovery catalog, this value appears in the KEY column of the output.

RECID

NUMBER

The backup piece RECID from V$BACKUP_PIECE. RECID and STAMP form a concatenated primary key that uniquely identifies this record in the target database control file.

STAMP

NUMBER

The backup piece stamp propagated from V$BACKUP_PIECE. RECID and STAMP form a concatenated primary key that uniquely identifies this record in the target database control file.

BS_KEY

NUMBER

The primary key of the backup set to which this record belongs in the recovery catalog. Use this column to form a join with RC_BACKUP_SET.

SET_STAMP

NUMBER

The SET_STAMP value from V$BACKUP_SET. SET_STAMP and SET_COUNT form a concatenated key that uniquely identifies the backup set to which this record belongs in the target database control file.

SET_COUNT

NUMBER

The SET_COUNT value from V$BACKUP_SET. SET_STAMP and SET_COUNT form a concatenated key that uniquely identifies the backup set to which this record belongs in the target database control file.

BACKUP_TYPE

VARCHAR2(1)

The type of the backup: D (full or level 0 incremental), I (incremental level 1), L (archived redo log).

INCREMENTAL_LEVEL

NUMBER

The level of the incremental backup: NULL, 0, or 1.

PIECE#

NUMBER

The number of the backup piece. The first piece has the value of 1.

COPY#

NUMBER

The copy number of the backup piece.

DEVICE_TYPE

VARCHAR2(255)

The type of backup device, for example, DISK.

HANDLE

VARCHAR2(1024)

The filename of the backup piece.

COMMENTS

VARCHAR2(255)

Comments about the backup piece.

MEDIA

VARCHAR2(80)

A comment that contains further information about the media manager that created this backup.

MEDIA_POOL

NUMBER

The number of the media pool in which the backup is stored.

CONCUR

VARCHAR2(3)

Specifies whether backup media supports concurrent access: YES or NO.

TAG

VARCHAR2(32)

The tag for the backup piece. Refer to description in BACKUP for default format for tag names.

START_TIME

DATE

The time when RMAN started to write the backup piece.

COMPLETION_TIME

DATE

The time when the backup piece was completed.

ELAPSED_SECONDS

NUMBER

The duration of the creation of the backup piece.

STATUS

VARCHAR2(1)

The status of the backup piece: A (available), U (unavailable), D (deleted), or X (expired). Note that status D will not appear in Oracle® Database unless an older recovery catalog is upgraded.

BYTES

NUMBER

The size of the backup piece in bytes.

IS_RECOVERY_DEST_FILE

VARCHAR2(3)

This backup piece is located in the flash recovery area: YES or NO.