No, not from what I saw. I may be wrong, though. Lisa
> -----Original Message----- > From: Orr, Steve [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 10:24 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Deleting old archive log files. > > > the most portable and sanest route is to use RMAN > Agreed. Go RMAN... Gorman... Hmmm... :-) > > > Being able to issue only two commands (i.e. "RESTORE DATABASE" and > "RECOVER > > DATABASE") over dialup from home after being roused at 2:30am and having > > RMAN do all the thinking for you is sublime. > If you do a RESTORE/RECOVER DATABASE doesn't RMAN retrieve and restore ALL > datafiles from tape? Wouldn't this unnecessarily increase the mean time to > recovery if you just need to recover one datafile? > > > Orrman for RMAN, > Steve Orr > Bozeman, MT > > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 7:19 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > If you are not using RMAN, the best, safest, and most portable approach > whether deleting archived redo log files on UNIX, VMS, or Windows is the > technique of "SQL-generating-OScmd". Query the V$ARCHIVED_LOG view to > retrieve the file's NAME where COMPLETION_TIME < whatever-you-want and > ARCHIVED='Y'. The query should be written to spool the OS-specific > "remove" > command along with the file-name, and the spool output can be run as a > ".bat" script in Windows, a shell script in UNIX, or DCL script in > OpenVMS. > > However, the most portable and sanest route is to use RMAN for backups and > deletion of archived redo log files (and datafiles, of course), as all of > RMAN's actions are recorded and are viewable through V$ARCHIVED_LOG and > other views. RMAN not only handles archived redo log files according to > the > rules you specify, it can backup the log files multiple times before > deleting them, keeping track of everything. If you have a bad tape, look > for the archived redo log file on an older tape. RMAN also validates the > redo log files during the backup to verify that it is not corrupted, an > invaluable service. > > Yes, RMAN is tough to set up, but it's very name indicates it's focus. > It's > not called "backup manager" or BMAN for a reason. > > Being able to issue only two commands (i.e. "RESTORE DATABASE" and > "RECOVER > DATABASE") over dialup from home after being roused at 2:30am and having > RMAN do all the thinking for you is sublime. Every DBA who has been > around > for a couple years has their own "backup scripts" that they love and trust > (myself included), but how many have bothered to automate restore and > recovery? Those who have are certainly aware of the shortcomings of their > own efforts and probably use their restore/recovery scripts very > sparingly, > if they are wise, as the most common cause of failed recoveries by far is > not tape failure, but human error or (worse yet) semi-automated human > error. > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Orr, Steve > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Koivu, Lisa INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
