Validating the restore of an RMAN backup

A restore validation confirms that a restore can be run, all database files exist, and all files are free of physical and logical corruption. The validation is identical to a real restore operation except that RMAN does not write any output files.

To validate the restore of an RMAN backup

Log in as the oracle user (Solaris) or the AgfaService user (Windows).
In a command prompt, type
rman target /
To validate the restore of the database and all archived redo logs, type
restore database validate;
restore archivelog all validate;
RMAN confirms that the backups can be successfully used during a real restore and recovery.
Type exit.