Newbie: How to Backup Data?

I'm reading the Oracle7 Server Admin Guide. I understand that I need to:

1. Query: ALTER TABLESPACE tablespace_name BEGIN BACKUP;
2. Backup data files using the operating system commands or starting the backup utility;
3. Query: ALTER TABLESPACE tablespce_name END BACKUP;

My question is: how to you do part 2? What operating system command? What backup utility (does Oracle supply one)?

I have done data backups for Informix onto tape using a UNIX script that evokes an Informix utility to backup data. I would think that Oracle would have something similar (?).

I appreciate any help you can offer.

Please email me at vj1_at_sfg.com

Thanks, Victoria
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Thank you, Victoria Received on Sat Jun 10 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST