Yes. You can ask RMAN to backup the archives "delete input all" -at which
point*it* deletes the archives, not you... and if it does the deleting, it
won't expect them to be there the next time.
HJR
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"Colin" <colinwinning_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I am currently in the process of implementing a backup startegy using
rman.
> Oracle version is 8.1.5 and I am using a recovery catalog.
>
> I can get the datafiles and control files backed up successfully doing a
full
> database backup but I run into problems when backing up the archived log
files.
>
> The archived log files (from the previous months) have been backed up on
to tape
> using Backup Exec and then deleted, so I only have the last couple of
weeks
> archived log files on disk. Recovery manager obviously knows about all of
the
> archived log files and falls over when trying to back them up because they
no
> longer exist on disk. Is it possible to stop rman from trying to back up
these
> archived log files and only backup those that still exist? And if so, what
are
> the implications for restoring at a later date?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Colin
Received on Mon Nov 05 2001 - 11:49:06 CST
