Archive newspaper vs. Full Backup Concept

Hello

I just need some clarification on how backups and Archives Records work. Lets say from 13:00 I have archive records 1,2,3,4,5 and then I perform a full backup at 18:00.

I take then generate logs archiving at 18:00 to get newspapers 6,7,8,9,10. Then, I stop at 23:00.

If my interpretation is correct, the archive logs should allow me to restore oracle to a point in time anywhere between 13:00 and 23:00. But if I have only the full backup, then I can only restore to a single point, which is from 18:00. My understanding is correct?

Archive logs only applied to data files during backup or only during a restore? There is no archive newspaper applied on the fly.

Thanks in advance.

thelok wrote:
Thanks for the great explanation! If I can do a restore time to any time point since the data changed files have been written (or when I have the last set of data files backed up more archive logs). What you say, I can force the data files to write about recovery logs (by a control point with 'alter set archive current log' or 'backup database more archivelog'), and then I can delete all archive logs have an SCN less than the SNA control point on the data files. Is this true? It would be for the purpose of preservation of disk space.

Hello

See this example. I hope this explains your doubt.

# My current date is 06-11-2011 17:15
# I not have backup of this database
# My retention policy is to have 1 backup 

# I start listing  archive logs.
RMAN> list archivelog all;

using target database control file instead of recovery catalog

List of Archived Log Copies
Key     Thrd Seq     S Low Time            Name
------- ---- ------- - ------------------- ----
29      1    8       A 29-10-2011 12:01:58 +HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_10_31/thread_1_seq_8.399.766018837
30      1    9       A 31-10-2011 23:00:30 +HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_11_03/thread_1_seq_9.409.766278025
31      1    10      A 03-11-2011 23:00:23 +HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_11_04/thread_1_seq_10.391.766366105
32      1    11      A 04-11-2011 23:28:23 +HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_11_06/thread_1_seq_11.411.766516065
33      1    12      A 05-11-2011 23:28:49 +HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_11_06/thread_1_seq_12.413.766516349

## See I have archive logs from time "29-10-2011 12:01:58" until "05-11-2011 23:28:49" but I dont have any backup of database.

# So I perfom backup of database including archive logs.

RMAN> backup database plus archivelog delete input;

Starting backup at 06-11-2011 17:15:21

## Note above RMAN forcing archive current log, this archivelog generated will be usable only for previous backup.
## Is not my case... I don't have backup of database.

current log archived
allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=159 devtype=DISK
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archive log backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archive log(s) in backup set
input archive log thread=1 sequence=8 recid=29 stamp=766018840
input archive log thread=1 sequence=9 recid=30 stamp=766278027
input archive log thread=1 sequence=10 recid=31 stamp=766366111
input archive log thread=1 sequence=11 recid=32 stamp=766516067
input archive log thread=1 sequence=12 recid=33 stamp=766516350
input archive log thread=1 sequence=13 recid=34 stamp=766516521
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 06-11-2011 17:15:23
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 06-11-2011 17:15:38
piece handle=+FRA/dbhr/backupset/2011_11_06/annnf0_tag20111106t171521_0.268.766516525 tag=TAG20111106T171521 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:16
channel ORA_DISK_1: deleting archive log(s)
archive log filename=+HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_10_31/thread_1_seq_8.399.766018837 recid=29 stamp=766018840
archive log filename=+HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_11_03/thread_1_seq_9.409.766278025 recid=30 stamp=766278027
archive log filename=+HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_11_04/thread_1_seq_10.391.766366105 recid=31 stamp=766366111
archive log filename=+HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_11_06/thread_1_seq_11.411.766516065 recid=32 stamp=766516067
archive log filename=+HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_11_06/thread_1_seq_12.413.766516349 recid=33 stamp=766516350
archive log filename=+HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_11_06/thread_1_seq_13.414.766516521 recid=34 stamp=766516521
Finished backup at 06-11-2011 17:15:38

## RMAN finish backup of Archivelog and Start Backup of Database
## My backup start at "06-11-2011 17:15:38"

Starting backup at 06-11-2011 17:15:38
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00001 name=+HR/dbhr/datafile/system.386.765556627
input datafile fno=00003 name=+HR/dbhr/datafile/sysaux.396.765556627
input datafile fno=00002 name=+HR/dbhr/datafile/undotbs1.393.765556627
input datafile fno=00004 name=+HR/dbhr/datafile/users.397.765557979
input datafile fno=00005 name=+BFILES/dbhr/datafile/bfiles.257.765542997
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 06-11-2011 17:15:39
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 06-11-2011 17:16:03
piece handle=+FRA/dbhr/backupset/2011_11_06/nnndf0_tag20111106t171539_0.269.766516539 tag=TAG20111106T171539 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:24
Finished backup at 06-11-2011 17:16:03

## And finish at "06-11-2011 17:16:03", so I can recovery my database from this time.
## I will need archivelogs (transactions) which was generated during backup of database.
## Note during backup some blocks are copied others not. The SCN is inconsistent state.
## To make it consistent I need apply archivelog which have all transactions recorded.

## Starting another backup of archived log generated during backup.
Starting backup at 06-11-2011 17:16:04 

## So automatically RMAN force another "checkpoint" after backup finished,
## forcing archive current log, because this archivelog have all transactions to bring database in a consistent state.

current log archived
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting archive log backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying archive log(s) in backup set
input archive log thread=1 sequence=14 recid=35 stamp=766516564
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 06-11-2011 17:16:05
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 06-11-2011 17:16:06
piece handle=+FRA/dbhr/backupset/2011_11_06/annnf0_tag20111106t171604_0.272.766516565 tag=TAG20111106T171604 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:02
channel ORA_DISK_1: deleting archive log(s)
archive log filename=+HR/dbhr/archivelog/2011_11_06/thread_1_seq_14.414.766516565 recid=35 stamp=766516564
Finished backup at 06-11-2011 17:16:06

## Note: I can recover my database from time "06-11-2011 17:16:03" (finished backup full)
##  until "06-11-2011 17:16:04" (last archivelog generated) that is my recover window in this scenary.

## Listing Backup I have:
## Archive Logs in backupset before backup full start - *BP Key: 40*
## Backup Full database in backupset - *BP Key: 41*
##  Archive Logs in backupset after backup full stop - *BP Key: 42*

RMAN> list backup;

List of Backup Sets
===================

BS Key  Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
------- ---------- ----------- ------------ -------------------
40      196.73M    DISK        00:00:15     06-11-2011 17:15:37
        *BP Key: 40*   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20111106T171521
        Piece Name: +FRA/dbhr/backupset/2011_11_06/annnf0_tag20111106t171521_0.268.766516525

  List of Archived Logs in backup set 40
  Thrd Seq     Low SCN    Low Time            Next SCN   Next Time
  ---- ------- ---------- ------------------- ---------- ---------
  1    8       766216     29-10-2011 12:01:58 855033     31-10-2011 23:00:30
  1    9       855033     31-10-2011 23:00:30 896458     03-11-2011 23:00:23
  1    10      896458     03-11-2011 23:00:23 937172     04-11-2011 23:28:23
  1    11      937172     04-11-2011 23:28:23 976938     05-11-2011 23:28:49
  1    12      976938     05-11-2011 23:28:49 1023057    06-11-2011 17:12:28
  1    13      1023057    06-11-2011 17:12:28 1023411    06-11-2011 17:15:21

BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ -------------------
41      Full    565.66M    DISK        00:00:18     06-11-2011 17:15:57
        *BP Key: 41*   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20111106T171539
        Piece Name: +FRA/dbhr/backupset/2011_11_06/nnndf0_tag20111106t171539_0.269.766516539
  List of Datafiles in backup set 41
  File LV Type Ckp SCN    Ckp Time            Name
  ---- -- ---- ---------- ------------------- ----
  1       Full 1023422    06-11-2011 17:15:39 +HR/dbhr/datafile/system.386.765556627
  2       Full 1023422    06-11-2011 17:15:39 +HR/dbhr/datafile/undotbs1.393.765556627
  3       Full 1023422    06-11-2011 17:15:39 +HR/dbhr/datafile/sysaux.396.765556627
  4       Full 1023422    06-11-2011 17:15:39 +HR/dbhr/datafile/users.397.765557979
  5       Full 1023422    06-11-2011 17:15:39 +BFILES/dbhr/datafile/bfiles.257.765542997

BS Key  Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
------- ---------- ----------- ------------ -------------------
42      3.00K      DISK        00:00:02     06-11-2011 17:16:06
        *BP Key: 42*   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20111106T171604
        Piece Name: +FRA/dbhr/backupset/2011_11_06/annnf0_tag20111106t171604_0.272.766516565

  List of Archived Logs in backup set 42
  Thrd Seq     Low SCN    Low Time            Next SCN   Next Time
  ---- ------- ---------- ------------------- ---------- ---------
  1    14      1023411    06-11-2011 17:15:21 1023433    06-11-2011 17:16:04

## Here make sense what I trying explain
## As I don't have backup of database before of my Last backup, all archivelogs generated before of my backup full is useless.

## Deleting what are obsolete in my env, RMAN choose backupset 40 (i.e all archived logs generated before my backup full)

RMAN> delete obsolete;

RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 1
using channel ORA_DISK_1
Deleting the following obsolete backups and copies:
Type                 Key    Completion Time    Filename/Handle
-------------------- ------ ------------------ --------------------
*Backup Set           40*     06-11-2011 17:15:37
  Backup Piece       40     06-11-2011 17:15:37 +FRA/dbhr/backupset/2011_11_06/annnf0_tag20111106t171521_0.268.766516525

Do you really want to delete the above objects (enter YES or NO)? yes
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=+FRA/dbhr/backupset/2011_11_06/annnf0_tag20111106t171521_0.268.766516525 recid=40 stamp=766516523
Deleted 1 objects

In the example above, I could before running Backup "archivelog all delete" because they are not necessary, but as an example, I followed this unnecessarily. (archivelog backup and deletion after)

Kind regards
Levi Pereira

Published by: Levi Pereira on November 7, 2011 01:02

Tags: Database

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