RMAN Backup archielogs from SCN
If you want to backup from SCN until the latest one generated use below as below: oracle@Linux01:[/u01/app/oracle] $ rman target / Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.4.0 - Production on Tue Jan 19 11:49:42 2013 Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. connected to target database: ORCL (DBID=33581878474) RMAN> BACKUP ARCHIVELOG FROM SEQUENCE 15 format '/u01/app/oracle/backup/ORCL_ARCHBKP_%U' tag 'ARCH_BKP'; Starting backup at 19-JAN-13 current log archived using target database control file instead of recovery catalog allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1 channel ORA_DISK_1: SID=44 device type=DISK channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archived log backup set channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archived log(s) in backup set input archived log thread=1 sequence=15 RECID=15 STAMP=901018555 input archived log thread=1 sequence=16 RECID=16 STAMP=901025590 input archived log thread=1 sequence=17 RECID=17 STAMP=901032775 input archived log thread=1 sequence=18...