Re: getting RMAN to mark and delete obsolete

From: Volker Hetzer <firstname.lastname_at_ieee.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:20:52 +0100
Message-ID: <ejfb8k$omk$1@nntp.fujitsu-siemens.com>

Glen schrieb:
> Volker Hetzer wrote:

>> One beginners mistake is to have not enough space in the control file.
>> Does the parameter "control_file_record_keep_time" ring a bell?
>>
>> Lots of Greetings!
>> Volker

>
> ah! cfrkt is set at 7, just reading up on it a bit now, although the
> doc's are a tad confusing so far... do I increase the cfrkt to have a
> larger recovery window?

No. You have to increase cfrkt in order to make rman remember the records for longer. If you want rman to delete then, rman needs to know about them.

> I'm thinking at the default cfrkt of 7 I should still be able to issue a
> "delete obsolete recovery window of 3 days", correct?
Yes, it should. However, all backups older than 7 days will have to be deleted manually.

Lots of Greetings!
Volker

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