Re: Deleting Archive Logs after backup

In article <8t23p1$gbl$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   woodsyj_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> I have read that once you backup a database, you can delete the
 archive
> logs from the disk. How do you cooridinate this with Oracle. Here is
> an example of what we have done. We have moved from a 3 disk
> configuration to a 6 disk configuration. When we did this, we moved
> our archive log destination to another disk. We also moved all
> existing arhived logs. When I tried to do a backup, Oracle was still
> looking for the files to exist in their original location. Shouldn't
 I
> be able to just get rid of the older archives? How do I tell Oracle
> that they have moved or that they no longer exist on disk? Any help
 on
> the subject would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
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That would apply to a cold backup, not a hot backup. You should not delete archive logs generated just prior to a hot backup as you may need these in the event of a crash. If you had performed a cold backup all files would have been synchronized and there would be no need for the archive logs prior to the backup.

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David Fitzjarrell
Oracle Certified DBA


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