Offhand it sounds to me like you may have uncovered an error. I would search metalink and if you don't find an error matching this situation, I would file a TAR.
Dennis Williams DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 9:34 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hello list sorry to trouble you all so much, I tried all that I stated below on another database I created, and as long as I don't use an spfile , no problem. As soon as I start using an spfile , I always get my backup shown as obsolete , irrespective of the number of days (the value of n) I specify in ''report obsolete recovery window of n days; '' . Also a few more details , previously i was getting the problem on a 9.2.0.1.0 enterprise edition database in noarchivelog mode. The problem I stated above is on a 9.2.0.1.0 enterprise edition database in archivelog mode with automatic archiving enabled. All this on win32. ----- Original Message ----- To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 00:28 : Hello list : I was having problems with my controlfile backups being reported as : obsolete ; : I have narrowed down the problem to the number of days specified in : the recovery window . : : 1. My control_file_record_keep_time=7 : : 2. Suppose I start rman and there are no backups yet. (This is : confirmed by the commands : : delete noprompt force backup ; : delete nopromt force copy ; : list backup ; (This shows no o/p confirming that there are no : backups ) : list backup of controlfile ; (This shows no o/p confirming that there : are no backups ) : : 3. All the rman configuration settings are at their default values . : I did not modify any , and just to be sure I checked using 'show all : ;' : : 4. Now I backup the database : : backup database ; : : As expected it creates a single set with a single piece whose name is : in the o/p: : : channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 21-Jun-2003 00:13:01 : piece handle=D:\ORACLEXP\ORA92\DATABASE\03EQ6ARH_1_1 comment=NONE : channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:28 : Finished backup at 21-Jun-2003 00:13:01 : : : 5. I confirm this by using 'list backup ;' and : list backup of controlfile ; : : 6. NOW THE PROBLEM IS : : : : RMAN> report obsolete recovery window of 1 days ; : : no obsolete backups found : : : RMAN> report obsolete recovery window of 2 days ; : : no obsolete backups found : : : : RMAN> report obsolete recovery window of 3 days ; : : Report of obsolete backups and copies : Type Key Completion Time Filename/Handle : ----------------- ------ ------------------ -------------------- : Backup Set 3 21-Jun-2003 00:12:52 : Backup Piece 3 21-Jun-2003 00:12:52 : D:\ORACLEXP\ORA92\DATABASE\03EQ6ARH_1_1 : : Why is this happening for all values above 2 days ? : Please advise : ................. : -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.net -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
