Jeden ze způsobů, jak monitorovat backup job, je s využitím tabulky v$session_longops, ve které jsou uchovány informace o dlouho trvajících ulohách.

RMAN> backup device type sbt database;

Starting backup at 2010-06-23:14:51:30
released channel: ORA_DISK_1
allocated channel: ORA_SBT_TAPE_1
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: SID=52 device type=SBT_TAPE
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: WARNING: Oracle Test Disk API
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00001 name=+DATA/orcl/system01.dbf
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 2010-06-23:14:51:32
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 2010-06-23:14:52:57
piece handle=1mlgv7jj_1_1 tag=TAG20100623T145131 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 8.1.3.0
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:01:25
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting full datafile backup set
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backup set
input datafile file number=00002 name=+DATA/orcl/sysaux01.dbf
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 2010-06-23:14:52:57
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 2010-06-23:14:54:12
piece handle=1nlgv7m9_1_1 tag=TAG20100623T145131 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 8.1.3.0