How to Backup and Restore Oracle database using Data Pump or Export/Import
It is always a good idea to have a backup method to backup your data. RMAN can be the primary tool. You can consider using Oracle Data Pump or Export/Import as the backup method depending on how much activities you have on your database.
This article will talk about how you can use Data Pump or Export/Import to backup and restore your database.

smallwei 7:37 pm on June 8, 2010
It is easy to do the full database backup. You just the the following commands (Data Pump is recommended):
- To backup
Export method:
exp "sys/password@SID as sysdba" full=y file=SID_full_timestamp.dmp consistent=yData Pump method:
expdp "sys/password@SID as sysdba" full=y DIRECTORY=dpump_dir1 JOB_NAME=hr file=SID_full_timestamp_%u.dmp PARALLEL=8(make sure you create directory first)To restore using the dump file is a little tricky. In case you lost your database and you need to restore it using the dump file, follow the steps below:
1. Create a brand new database instance using Oracle Database Assistant tool. Use the same database SID (optional).
2. Use the following command to restore your database:
Import method:
imp "sys/password@SID as sysdba" full=y file=SID_full_timestamp.dmp ignore=yData Pump method:
impdp "sys/password@SID as sysdba" full=y DIRECTORY=dpump_dir1 JOB_NAME=hr file=SID_full_timestamp_%u.dmp PARALLEL=8 TABLE_EXISTS_ACTION=SKIP(make sure you create directory first)Hope this is useful!