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Re: ORA-00257 archiver error. connect internal only, until freed. Well, how can I securely "freed"

From: hpuxrac <johnbhurley_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:50:15 -0700
Message-ID: <1181429415.129017.321640@n4g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>


On Jun 8, 11:21 pm, Joe <joe1..._at_tlen.pl> wrote:
> my archivelog on 10gR2/Win2k3 has just filled out.
> I still can connect through SYS into my instance.
>
> Obviously, I would like to increment db_recovery_file_dest_size which
> is simple, however this database did not have full backup since couple
> weeks, and I wish to keep it fully working with data up to the moment
> when archivelog has been filled out (couple hours ago). I can still
> run SELECT queries.
>
> 1. What should one do in order to securly increment recovery dest
> size, and restart oracle instance?
> should one just simply execute "Alter system set
> db_recovery_file_dest_size=20G" and restart oracle as a service in
> Windows 2k3, or try to backup with rman before? Or maybe there's
> another more secure way to deal with this situation?
>
> 2. Can one set up db_recovery_file_dest_size as unlimited? I have also
> tried to move 3/4 of my flash content (the oldest part) into different
> place to make room for the fresh archivelog, but that did not change a
> thing.
> In the future, how can one successfully "release" unwanted archive log
> after rman backup in order to make space for the new archivelog
> content?
>
> Thanks for all your help.

Is this a real useful test or production database environment or one that you are just playing with?

I would recommend that you purchase and read the Hart/Freeman rman 10g book. Trying reading it a couple of times cover to cover. Received on Sat Jun 09 2007 - 17:50:15 CDT

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