C:\>rman target=sys

Recovery Manager: Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production

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target database Password:
connected to target database: ORACLE (DBID=1481667076)

RMAN> shutdown immediate;

using target database controlfile instead of recovery catalog
database closed
database dismounted
Oracle instance shut down

RMAN> startup mount

connected to target database (not started)
Oracle instance started
database mounted

Total System Global Area     171966464 bytes

Fixed Size                      787988 bytes
Variable Size                145488364 bytes
Database Buffers              25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                    524288 bytes

RMAN> configure controlfile autobackup on;

new RMAN configuration parameters:
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
new RMAN configuration parameters are successfully stored

RMAN> run
2> {
3> backup database;
4> }

Starting backup at 12-DEC-06
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=160 devtype=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00001 name=D:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\ORADATA\ORACLE\SYSTEM01.D
BF
input datafile fno=00003 name=D:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\ORADATA\ORACLE\SYSAUX01.D
BF
input datafile fno=00007 name=C:\TEST03.DBF
input datafile fno=00004 name=D:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\ORADATA\ORACLE\USERS01.DB
F
input datafile fno=00002 name=D:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\ORADATA\ORACLE\UNDOTBS01.
DBF
input datafile fno=00005 name=C:\TEST.DBF
input datafile fno=00006 name=C:\TEST1.DBF
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 12-DEC-06
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 12-DEC-06
piece handle=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\01I4PP9F_1_1 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:01:06
Finished backup at 12-DEC-06

Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 12-DEC-06
piece handle=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\C-1481667076-20061212-00 comment=NONE
Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 12-DEC-06

RMAN>