From bulbultyagi@now-india.net.in Thu, 19 Jun 2003 18:27:44 -0700 From: Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 18:27:44 -0700 Subject: controlfile backup obsolete Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Hello List, sorry about posting this again but , no one responded and I am really stuck I am using Oracle 9i release 2 enterprise edition on win32 After connecting thru rman , I made sure that I did not have any backupsets by running delete backup ; and then checked with list backup ; I have set a recovery window of 4 days with : CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 4 DAYS; And enabled autobackup of controlfiles and spfiles : CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON; CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 'D:\%F'; Then I created a backup of the entire database : backup database ; (This created a separate backup piece : D:\C-2202427048-20030619-05) This is the only backup of the control file I have. I checked with RMAN> LIST BACKUP OF CONTROLFILE; List of Backup Sets =================== BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time ------- ---- -- ---------- ----------- ------------ ------------------ -- 60 Full 672K DISK 00:00:02 19-Jun-2003 08:04: 42 BP Key: 60 Status: AVAILABLE Tag: Piece Name: D:\C-2202427048-20030619-05 Controlfile Included: Ckp SCN: 190854 Ckp time: 19-Jun-2003 08:04:40 Now when I run report obsolete ; Its gives me the following o/p RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command RMAN retention policy is set to recovery window of 4 days Report of obsolete backups and copies Type Key Completion Time Filename/Handle -------------------- ------ ------------------ -------------------- Backup Set 60 19-Jun-2003 08:04:42 Backup Piece 60 19-Jun-2003 08:04:42 D:\C-2202427048-20030619-05 Why is this sole backup of the controlfile , obsolete ? If someone runs a delete obselete; they will delete this backup. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).