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Recovery Manager (RMAN) is an Oracle utility that can backup, restore, and recover database files. The product is a feature of the Oracle database server and does not require separate installation.
Recovery Manager is a client/server application that uses database server sessions to perform backup and recovery. It stores metadata about its operations in the control file of the target database and, optionally, in a recovery catalog schema in an Oracle database. You can invoke RMAN as a command-line executable from the operating system prompt or use some RMAN features through the Enterprise Manager UI.