Re: Recovery Manager and Archive Log Files

Howard J. Rogers wrote:
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> Yes. You can ask RMAN to backup the archives "delete input all" -at which
> point*it* deletes the archives, not you... and if it does the deleting, it
> won't expect them to be there the next time.
> HJR
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> "Colin" <colinwinning_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:8181cd1e.0111050851.510f45f6_at_posting.google.com...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am currently in the process of implementing a backup startegy using
> rman.
> > Oracle version is 8.1.5 and I am using a recovery catalog.
> >
> > I can get the datafiles and control files backed up successfully doing a
> full
> > database backup but I run into problems when backing up the archived log
> files.
> >
> > The archived log files (from the previous months) have been backed up on
> to tape
> > using Backup Exec and then deleted, so I only have the last couple of
> weeks
> > archived log files on disk. Recovery manager obviously knows about all of
> the
> > archived log files and falls over when trying to back them up because they
> no
> > longer exist on disk. Is it possible to stop rman from trying to back up
> these
> > archived log files and only backup those that still exist? And if so, what
> are
> > the implications for restoring at a later date?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Colin

Colin,

There is a command (differs across rman versions) which makes rman re-sync what archives *it* thinks you have, and what you have ("validate" or "crosscheck" - can't remember off hand)

hth
connor

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