Control File Autobackups are required for disaster recovery with the plug-in. For more information on Control File Autobackups, see Reviewing the Control File backup types. For more information on multi-instance RAC databases, see Enabling Control File Autobackups in a RAC environment.
Flashback Database lets you rewind an Oracle® database to a previous time to correct problems caused by logical data corruptions or user errors as long as the datafiles are intact. For more information on Flashback Database, see Oracle Flashback technology.
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 Start SQL*Plus, and connect with administrator privileges to the database.  | 
To enable Flashback Database, first configure an FRA. For more information, see Enabling the Flash Recovery Area in the Oracle Database Backup and Recovery User’s Guide.
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 Start SQL*Plus, and connect with administrator privileges to the database.  | 
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 Optionally, set the DB_FLASHBACK_RETENTION_TARGET to the length of the desired flashback window in minutes.  |