Re: RMAN Question

amerar_at_iwc.net wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We are implementing RMAN. I've run into a few test cases where I
> received the following error:
>
> RMAN-06089: archived log
> /u01/app/oracle/admin/mpcpilot/arch/arch_1_145202.arc not found or out
> of sync with catalog
>
> I am not sure how this happened. I got around it by running this small
> script:
>
> run {
> allocate channel for maintenance type disk;
> change archivelog all crosscheck;
> release channel;}
>
> Here is my question: Whould it be feasible to run a crosscheck command
> before each RMAN backup and check the log file for any errors before
> the actual backup begins?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Arthur
>

WHAT test cases?
Did you get the RMAN-06089 when backing up, after manual deletion of archived redo logs? Don't - let RMAN back them up, and remove them.

And yes - you can do a crosscheck - before or after.

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel