RMAN new features

9i 

CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION ON 

10G

Fast Incremental Backups (Block Change Tracking)

Cataloging Backup Pieces

Automatic Instance Creation for RMAN TSPITR

Backupset Compression

Restore Preview

Automatic Datafile Creation 

11G

Improved Integration with Data Guard

Archived Log Deletion Policy Enhancements

Network-Enabled Database Duplication Without Backups

Recovery Catalog Enhancements (virtual private catalog)

IMPORT CATALOG

Archived Redo Log Failover

Undo Optimization

Improved Block Media Recovery Performance

Block Change Tracking Support for Standby Databases

Backup of Read-Only Transportable Tablespaces