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Delete Obsolete Files backed up to Tapes using RMAN [message #583976]

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:22

TRaj
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Hi,

A clarification ....

When delete obsolete issued, the files which got aged (based on the retention policy) are deleted from the currently loaded tape (Legato Networker), updated in the control file as deleted for those files and removed the repository data from the catalog database.

My question here is .... There are backup files stored in another tape(s). So what will the status of those file's metadata in recovery catalog?

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Delete Obsolete Files backed up to Tapes using RMAN [message #583978 is a reply to message #583976]

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:28

John Watson
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I can't remember how 9i reacted to such a situation, but I think that if you are manually changing tapes rather than having a robot load them automatically, you have another problem to deal with first: RMAN will not be aware that the tape has been changed. Before you run your DELETE OBSOLETE, can you run a CROSSCHECK BACKUPSET (if that was the command back then) and see what you get back?

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Re: Delete Obsolete Files backed up to Tapes using RMAN [message #583980 is a reply to message #583978]

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:58

TRaj
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Tapes are replaced manually by the backup team every Tuesday! That's why I asked how to deal in this case?

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Re: Delete Obsolete Files backed up to Tapes using RMAN [message #583986 is a reply to message #583980]

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:38

Michel Cadot
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You have to:
1/ Manually delete the backups (or the tapes)
2/ Update the catalog using the DELETE OBSOLETE command.

Regards
Michel

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Re: Delete Obsolete Files backed up to Tapes using RMAN [message #583993 is a reply to message #583986]

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:32

TRaj
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Thanks Michel.

Sorry, the subject of this post gave a wrong meaning and confused! What I mean was how to delete files and remove from catalog when tapes gets changed!

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Re: Delete Obsolete Files backed up to Tapes using RMAN [message #583994 is a reply to message #583993]

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:38

John Watson
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Quote:

Sorry, the subject of this post gave a wrong meaning and confused! What I mean was how to delete files and remove from catalog when tapes gets changed!

crosscheck backupset;
delete expired backupset;

(or the equivalent for your rather old release).

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Re: Delete Obsolete Files backed up to Tapes using RMAN [message #584086 is a reply to message #583994]

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:42

TRaj
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Thanks John and Michel.

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