Re: RMAN Maintenance - running out of backup tapes !

"Bud" <bud_socks_at_gmx.net> wrote in message news:<cjg2kf$pbu$03$1_at_news.t-online.com>...
> Hello,
>
> we`re running out of free tapes in our lib, because
> rman (using no catalog, just controlfile) wasn`t synced so far with the
> catalog of our 3rd party backup software.
>
> It does not provide any tools to do so.
> I was told that, by allocating the maintenance channel sbt_tape
> and doing crosschecks and so on, it should be possible
> to sync those catalogs/backup informations.
>
> Retention policy is set to 14 days - i`m a bit confused
> in which order the rman maintenance commands need to be
> invoked.
>
> can anybody help please ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bud

do a google "rman crosscheck backup" and filter the output with your <unknown> oracle version.

possibly your could configure in your <unknown> backup software a retention policy.

regards

stefan kapitza Received on Thu Sep 30 2004 - 11:30:04 CDT