RMAN is not the removal of the archivelogs

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• Archivelogs is not being removed to apply.

  Environment: Enterprise DB 11.2.0.4g running on the virtual machine. I have a production system with a Data Guard physical standby working.

  What I want to do is the day before the disk back and use our regular vm snapshot and backup (Veeam) to do the actual backups.

  In my tests, the two systems have been implemented with RMAN

  CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY TO APPLIED PENDING ALL THE

  However, archivelogs continued to accumulate on the production system until I forced a backup it via RMAN. (Note the FRA limit was set at 4 GB, at the time wherever I forced backup reached 26 GB!) Once I made the backup, applied logs have been deleted.

  How can I tell the production system to really, Yes, I mean, delete the archivelogs when applied!

  This is the result of a show all in RMAN:

  RMAN > show all.

  RMAN settings for database with db_unique_name PHMWEB_PROD are:

  CONFIGURE REDUNDANCY 1 RETENTION STRATEGY; # by default

  CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION # by default

  SET UP DEFAULT DISK DEVICE TYPE; # by default

  CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;

  CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO "%F" # by default

  SET UP THE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 1 BACKUP BACKUPSET TYPE; # by default

  CONFIGURE BACKUP OF DATA TO DISK FILE TYPE DEVICE TO 1; # by default

  CONFIGURE BACKUP ARCHIVELOG FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # by default

  CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO UNLIMITED; # by default

  CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION OF DATABASE # by default

  CONFIGURE THE ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM "AES128"; # by default

  CONFIGURE COMPRESSION ALGORITHM 'BASIC' AND 'DEFAULT' LIBERATION OPTIMIZE FOR TRUE LOAD; # by default

  CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY TO APPLIED ON ALL STANDBY;

  CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO ' / opt/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/snapcf_phmweb.f'; # by default

  You need to trigger archivelog delete all or something similar according to your requirement to delete the archives on the primaries.

  CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY TO APPLIED ON ALL STANDBY; -This will set the deletion policy, but do not delete

  below the demonstration could be useful

  Remove the Archivelogs applied-on-standby - Oracle - Oracle - Toad World

• Ye olde issue of 'delete the archivelogs standby '.

  11.2.0.2.0
  
  According to the note
  Configure RMAN to purge the archivelogs after application on hold [728053.1 ID]
  
  Oracle must remove the archive logs if we have deletion policy, the value "delete applied pending", I put on primary and standby. Monitoring alerts log we see
  
  "Deleted oracle managed file/path/to/year/archive/log".
  
  so we think cool, remove them automatically. It comes, when it removes it? Now my day is in sync, but my journal alerts is only sporadically showing my logs being removed that were applied for hours I can verify clearly.

  Oracle automatically removes the archivelogs only when he needs to free up space in the FRA (db_recovery_file_dest).

  Hemant K Collette

• back up and delete the archivelogs on primary

  Hello
  
  I have a primary db (11.2) and physical standby
  
  I understand that I must save archive logs on primary once a while in case the newspapers does not get delivered on time and I have loss the primary db, including newspapers, which couldn't have been shipped...! It's okay?
  
  I want to configure rman to run twice a day, but my concern is that I don't want rman to delete the archivelogs (remove entry), unless they have been shipped an app in standby mode. How can I configure rman then it deletes only if newspapers is applied in sleep mode?
  
  
  Thank you

  RMAN set it to primary DB:

  RMAN > CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY APPLIED TO ALL STANDBY;

  Follow this forum discussion.hope this helps.

  Ark of physical backup Delete Watch

• Remove the archivelogs with RMAN

  Hello
  
  I usually remove archivelogs with RMAN with command as ' ARCHIVELOG DELETE ALL COMPLETED BEFORE ' SYSDATE - 1' if I have to erase the archivelogs to free the space of FRA.»»
  
  My question is if I delete the archivelogs will it deletes the records in the catalog also (I think) so backed up on tape. In this case the catalogue is not information for these records even if they are on cassettes, correct?
  
  So in the case of collection how can I restore them?
  
  
  Thank you
  
  Published by: 822424 on May 15, 2011 19:28

  The catalogue contains information about the backups.

  Before you remove the archivelogs, I assume that you have done a BACKUP ARCHIVELOG (or with the database as a BACKUP database PLUS ARCHIVELOG DATA). Therefore, backups are in the BackupSets that are in the catalog.

  Hemant K Collette

• Why does not define RMAN bkp merge data files and the archivelogs in a single bkp

  version: 11.2.0.3
  
  Why not RMAN backup data files (fusion) handset and the archivelogs in a single backupset?
  
  Published by: Y.Ramlet on April 15, 2013 07:15
  
  Changed the subject line to clarity

  What would be the advantage?

  ArchiveLogs must be independent of the specific database backups. ArchiveLogs can be used for the review (RECOVER) a database to a point in time beyond the backup database. Can I get L0 data backups once a week and backups of databases L1 on a daily basis with the ArchiveLogs daily. The ArchiveLogs should not be bound to the L0, or L1 backups but be useful to RECOVER the database to any point in time.

  Hemant K Collette

• Archives to remove RMAN will save the files on a backup server?

  Environment:
  Oracle 11.2.0.3 EE on Solaris 10.5
  
  I do NOT currently use an RMAN Repository (coming soon).
  
  I have a primary database, sending logs to a wait.
  
  My retention policy is defined as 'WINDOW of RECOVERY OF 8 DAYS'.
  
  Question: RMAN will remove the log archiving of files on the standby server, after that they become obsolete based on the retention policy or I have to delete manually via command o/s?
  
  The fact that I do NOT use an RMAN Repository at the time where it makes a difference?
  
  Cannot find the answer in the documentation.
  
  Thank you very much!!
  
  -gary

  Hello again Gary;

  Sorry for the delay.

  Why did you suggested better?

  No, it's not better, but I'd rather manage the archives. This method works, period.

  This fact (running a backup every 4 hours) makes my irrelevant archivelog deletion policy?

  # Policy is important.

  Have the principal value:

  CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY TO APPLIED ON STANDBY
  

  But the 'NONE' value on standby.

  The worst thing that can happen is THAT RMAN will bark when you try to delete something. (it's a good thing)

  How we prevent the backup process archive backup of a file to archive log before it is shipped to the waiting?

  Should be a non-issue, the archive does not move, it AGAIN is transported and applied. To SQL monitor time (Transport and apply)

  For Data Guard I consider getting a copy of

  "Oracle Data Guard 11g Handbook"-Larry Carpenter (AKA Dr. Paranoid) ISBN 978-0-07-162111-2

  Best book of the Oracle I've read in 10 years. Cover a ton of ground clear.

  Forum for Data Guard also here:

  Data Guard

  Best regards

  mseberg

  Published by: mseberg on April 10, 2012 16:39

• RMAN-06056 and the data file does not exist

  Hello
  
  I'm working on Oracle 9i Database (9.2.0.8.0) on AIX 5.2 and we try to run a full backup of RMAN, but it seems to be failing with an error as follows;
  
  From backup to 27-SEPT.-10
  using the ORA_SBT_TAPE_1 channel
  using the ORA_SBT_TAPE_2 channel
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-00569: = ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS =.
  RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
  RMAN-03002: failure of the backup to 27/09/2010 01:33:17 command
  RMAN-06056: could not access datafile 23
  
  I checked the v $ datafile and it shows that it is in a State of recovery.
  
  Select the State, file No., name from v$ datafile
  where status <>'in LINE '.
  order by 1
  
  RECOVER /u06/oradata/test_sys/data/msg_log06.dbf 23
  
  The file does not exist at the level of the BONE and the RMAN, it shows as;
  
  RMAN > resync catalog
  + 2 >. +
  
  from full resynchronization of the recovery catalog
  full complete Resync
  
  RMAN > outline report;
  
  Report of the database schema
  K - bytes Tablespace RB segs Datafile file name
  ---- ---------- -------------------- ------- -------------------
  819200 + 1 SYSTEM YES /u011/oradata/test_sys/data/system01.dbf+
  
  + 23 0 MSG_LOG NOT /u06/oradata/test_sys/data/msg_log06.dbf+
  
  The associated tablespace cannot be just deleted given that some other files of dependent data. The RMAN script has also been changed
  
  change archivelog than any overlap;
  backup database more archivelog entry remove
  Skip inaccessible;
  
  But the backup fails again, please advice.
  
  Concerning

  Run

  LIST OF BACKUP OF THE FILE 23

  to see if you have previous backups. If you have a backup of the data file, you can then
  Put the offline data file
  RESTORE the data file
  RECOVER the data file.

  If you want to 'ignore' this test taking it Offline datafile
  ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE OFFLINE 23

  then use "SKIP OFFLINE" in your RMAN BACKUP DATABASE command.

  Hemant K Collette

• RMAN how to handle simple full backups every day with the archivelogs

  
  

  
  

  Hello

  My use of Oracle DB is about 200 GB on a file system 1 TB from a NetApp file server. (i.e. 20% currently use)

  I'm not so attracted to use the RMAN catalog for the love of simplicity.

  Also, I have an affinity to run a full backup "Instant NetApp" every day, without running all the incremental backups.

  My snapshots of NetApp have a framework for the retention of 7 days.

  I think to implement a RMAN full backup script that includes the following to run every night:

  Run {}

  delete archivelog all;                    (to clean up the archive logs that are accumulated for each day)

  backup database;                          (for a full backup every night)

  }

  This will be a good idea?

  Will this coverage to back up all that I could restore if there is a problem.

  
  

  Part of the great mystery for me is on the restoration of the data that is generated during the execution of the "backup database" command in the RMAN.

  Any advice would be appreciated.

  Thank you!

  -Steve

  If you perform the backup in this order, you will get in big trouble.

  It is preferable to run the backup as follows:

  (1) the following parameters, you have to do only once:

  configure backup optimization

  Configure retention policy to recovery of 7-day window;

  Configure controlfile autobackup on;

  (2) backup every day:

  backup database more entered archivelog delete;

  delete noprompt obsolete;

  unrecoverable report;

  RMAN automatically takes care of cleaning the old backups<7 days="" and="" saved="">

  Concerning

  Patrick

• RMAN: Backups not exipring after the window of redundancy.

  Hello

  I meet backup sbt_tape and the use of the slot block:

  run{
  ALLOCATE CHANNEL C1 TYPE SBT_TAPE PARMS='SBT_LIBRARY=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1/lib/libddobk.so,
  ENV=(STORAGE_UNIT=CH2-nwtdb-Oracle, BACKUP_HOST=172.28.136.50, ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1)';
  ALLOCATE CHANNEL C2 TYPE SBT_TAPE PARMS='SBT_LIBRARY=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1/lib/libddobk.so,
  ENV=(STORAGE_UNIT=CH2-nwtdb-Oracle, BACKUP_HOST=172.28.136.50, ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1)';
  ALLOCATE CHANNEL C3 TYPE SBT_TAPE PARMS='SBT_LIBRARY=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1/lib/libddobk.so,
  ENV=(STORAGE_UNIT=CH2-nwtdb-Oracle, BACKUP_HOST=172.28.136.50, ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1)';
  ALLOCATE CHANNEL C4 TYPE SBT_TAPE PARMS='SBT_LIBRARY=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1/lib/libddobk.so,
  ENV=(STORAGE_UNIT=CH2-nwtdb-Oracle, BACKUP_HOST=172.28.136.50, ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1)';
  backup incremental level 0 database filesperset=1 format '%d_L0_DF%f_%T_%u.dbf' tag 'DB_L0_DF_#_DT_UNQNO';
  backup current controlfile format '%d_L0_CF_%T_%u.ctl' tag 'DB_L0_CF_DT_UNQNO';
  backup incremental level 0 archivelog all filesperset=1 format '%d_L0_AL_%h_%e_%T_%u.arc' tag 'DB_L0_ARC#_DT_UNQNO';
  crosscheck backup of database;
  crosscheck backup of archivelog all;
  delete noprompt expired backup of database;
  delete noprompt expired backup of archivelog all;
  }
  

  My backups work perfectly, but for some reason, my backups expire even though my redudancy is set to 7 days.

  In my dest backup, I have backups as old as March 13, which should have been expired since a long time back.

  Any ideas what could be wrong?

  RMAN> show all;
  using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
  RMAN configuration parameters for database with db_unique_name IWTPR are:
  CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 7 DAYS;
  CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION ON;
  CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO 'SBT_TAPE';
  CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP OFF;
  CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '%F'; # default
  CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE SBT_TAPE TO '%F'; # default
  CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 4 BACKUP TYPE TO COMPRESSED BACKUPSET;
  CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' PARALLELISM 4 BACKUP TYPE TO BACKUPSET;
  CONFIGURE DATAFILE BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1;
  CONFIGURE DATAFILE BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' TO 1;
  CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1;
  CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' TO 1;
  CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' PARMS  'SBT_LIBRARY=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1/lib/libddobk.so, ENV=(STORAGE_UNIT=CH2-nwtdb-Oracle, BACKUP_HOST=172.28.136.50, ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1)';
  CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO UNLIMITED;
  CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION FOR DATABASE OFF;
  CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM 'AES128';
  CONFIGURE COMPRESSION ALGORITHM 'BASIC' AS OF RELEASE 'DEFAULT' OPTIMIZE FOR LOAD TRUE;
  CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY TO NONE;
  CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO '+IWTPRFRA/IWTPR/snapcf_IWTPR.f';
  CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO '+IWTPRFRA/iwtpr/snapcf_iwtpr.f';
  

  Thanks in advance,

  aBBy.

  Details of env: RAC 4 node cluster running 11.2.0.3.4 GI/RDBMS on RHEL 5. 6

  AB007 wrote:

  Hello

  I meet backup sbt_tape and the use of the slot block:

  1. Run {}
  2. ALLOCATE CHANNELS C1 TYPE SBT_TAPE PARMS='SBT_LIBRARY=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1/lib/libddobk.so.
  3. ENV = (STORAGE_UNIT = CH2-nwtdb-Oracle, BACKUP_HOST = 172.28.136.50, ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1)';
  4. ALLOCATE channel C2 TYPE SBT_TAPE PARMS='SBT_LIBRARY=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1/lib/libddobk.so,
  5. ENV = (STORAGE_UNIT = CH2-nwtdb-Oracle, BACKUP_HOST = 172.28.136.50, ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1)';
  6. ALLOCATE CHANNELS C3 TYPE SBT_TAPE PARMS='SBT_LIBRARY=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1/lib/libddobk.so.
  7. ENV = (STORAGE_UNIT = CH2-nwtdb-Oracle, BACKUP_HOST = 172.28.136.50, ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1)';
  8. ALLOCATE CHANNELS C4 TYPE SBT_TAPE PARMS='SBT_LIBRARY=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1/lib/libddobk.so.
  9. ENV = (STORAGE_UNIT = CH2-nwtdb-Oracle, BACKUP_HOST = 172.28.136.50, ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1)';
  10. filesperset database backup incremental level 0 = 1 format '% d_L0_DF%f_%T_%u.dbf' tag "DB_L0_DF_ #_DT_UNQNO";
  11. backup current controlfile '% d_L0_CF_%T_%u.ctl' format tag "DB_L0_CF_DT_UNQNO".
  12. incremental backup of level 0 archivelog all filesperset = 1 format '% d_L0_AL_%h_%e_%T_%u.arc' tag "DB_L0_ARC #_DT_UNQNO";
  13. cross-checking of backup of database;
  14. backup duplication of the archivelog all;
  15. delete noprompt expired backup of database;
  16. delete expired backup noprompt to archivelog all;
  17. }

  My backups work perfectly, but for some reason, my backups expire even though my redudancy is set to 7 days.

  In my dest backup, I have backups as old as March 13, which should have been expired since a long time back.

  Any ideas what could be wrong?

  1. RMAN > show all.
  2. using the control file of the target instead of recovery catalog database
  3. RMAN settings for database with db_unique_name IWTPR are:
  4. CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY OF 7-DAY WINDOW;
  5. CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION
  6. CONFIGURE THE TYPE OF DEFAULT DEVICE TO 'SBT_TAPE ';
  7. CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP
  8. CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO "%F" # by default
  9. CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE SBT_TAPE TO "%F" # by default
  10. SET UP THE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 4 TYPE OF BACKUP TO COMPRESSED BACKUPSET;
  11. SET UP THE DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' PARALLELISM 4 TYPE OF BACKUP BACKUPSET.
  12. CONFIGURE BACKUP OF DATA TO DISK FILE TYPE DEVICE TO 1;
  13. CONFIGURE BACKUP COPIES OF DATA FILE FOR THE 'SBT_TAPE' UNIT 1;
  14. CONFIGURE BACKUP ARCHIVELOG FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1;
  15. CONFIGURE BACKUP ARCHIVELOG FOR DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' 1;
  16. CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' PARMS 'SBT_LIBRARY=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1/lib/libddobk.so, ENV is (STORAGE_UNIT = CH2-nwtdb-Oracle, BACKUP_HOST = 172.28.136.50, ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db1)';
  17. CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO UNLIMITED;
  18. CONFIGURE THE DATABASE ENCRYPTION
  19. CONFIGURE THE ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM "AES128";
  20. CONFIGURE COMPRESSION ALGORITHM 'BASIC' AND 'DEFAULT' LIBERATION OPTIMIZE FOR TRUE LOAD;
  21. CONFIGURE THE NONE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY;
  22. CONFIGURE the SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME to "+ IWTPRFRA/IWTPR/snapcf_IWTPR.f";
  23. CONFIGURE the SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME to "+ IWTPRFRA/iwtpr/snapcf_iwtpr.f";

  Thanks in advance,

  aBBy.

  Details of env: RAC 4 node cluster running 11.2.0.3.4 GI/RDBMS on RHEL 5. 6

  You are confusing "expired" with "obsolete".

  When a backupset is created, an account of which is placed in the control file.

  If you backup ' overlap ', rman checks these records against reaility.  If no backup turns out have disappeared, his file is marked as "expired".  That follow-up with a 'delete expired backup', and missing backups (expired) records will be deleted from the repository.

  What you want is "delete obsolete.  Which will remove any backup that is no longer necessary to enforce the retention period.

  BTW, "redundancy" and "x days" are mutually exclusive.

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• How can I get my computer my external USB drive (portfolio) after that I repeatedly get the message that the device "can not be removed?

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