Fwzia, I use the following to generate commands to delete old backups (more than 90 days old)from the Rman Catalog. The output from the script (rman_delete.rcv) is fed into Rman to clean up the catalog. I run this job once a month.
Hope this helps set heading off set feedback off set newpage 1 set pagesize 999 set linesize 60 spool rman_delete.rcv select 'allocate channel for maintenance type ' || '''' || 'SBT_TAPE' || '''' || ';' from dual; select 'change backuppiece '||bp.bp_key||' delete;' from rc_backup_piece bp,rc_database db where db.name = upper('%1') and bp.db_id = db.dbid and bp.start_time < sysdate-90 / select 'exit;' from dual; spool off exit Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 11:29 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi, Does anyone know of any usefule scripts/tips to effectively maintain the rman catalog?? Most notably to delete very old entries??? Thanks in advance Fwzia ********************************************************************** Information in this email is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee only. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your system. You should not otherwise copy it, retransmit it or use or disclose its contents to anyone. Thank you for your co-operation. ********************************************************************** -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Malik, Fawzia 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: Mercadante, Thomas F 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).