Crosscheck backup

hi,
Where we can see the files which are expired, it is showing available when I have physically deleted the files from 2012_02_28 folder , it is also showing in EM database control in manage current backup....
RMAN> CROSSCHECK BACKUP;
using channel ORA_DISK_1
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\AUTOBACKUP\2012_02_28\O1_
MF_S_776427849_7NS3S9M1_.BKP recid=35 stamp=776427849
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\AUTOBACKUP\2012_02_28\O1_
MF_S_776427858_7NS3SLWS_.BKP recid=37 stamp=776427858
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\AUTOBACKUP\2012_02_28\O1_
MF_S_776433205_7NS90OY8_.BKP recid=46 stamp=776433205
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\AUTOBACKUP\2012_02_28\O1_
MF_S_776435770_7NSCJV2G_.BKP recid=55 stamp=776435771
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\AUTOBACKUP\2012_02_28\O1_
MF_S_776454258_7NSXLM4W_.BKP recid=57 stamp=776454259
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\AUTOBACKUP\2012_02_28\O1_
MF_S_776455528_7NSYTB4D_.BKP recid=64 stamp=776455530
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\AUTOBACKUP\2012_02_28\O1_
MF_S_776455550_7NSYTZFO_.BKP recid=66 stamp=776455551
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\AUTOBACKUP\2012_02_28\O1_
MF_S_776466943_7NT9Z08G_.BKP recid=76 stamp=776466944
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\BACKUPSET\2012_02_29\O1_M
F_ANNNN_TAG20120229T070142_7NVD9R2X_.BKP recid=77 stamp=776502104
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\BACKUPSET\2012_02_29\O1_M
F_NNNDF_TAG20120229T070145_7NVD9SVT_.BKP recid=78 stamp=776502105
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\BACKUPSET\2012_02_29\O1_M
F_NNNDF_TAG20120229T070145_7NVDB8J3_.BKP recid=79 stamp=776502120
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\BACKUPSET\2012_02_29\O1_M
F_NNNDF_TAG20120229T070145_7NVDBHJM_.BKP recid=80 stamp=776502127
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\BACKUPSET\2012_02_29\O1_M
F_NNNDF_TAG20120229T070145_7NVDBPL2_.BKP recid=81 stamp=776502134
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\BACKUPSET\2012_02_29\O1_M
F_NNNDF_TAG20120229T070145_7NVDBXL2_.BKP recid=82 stamp=776502141
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\BACKUPSET\2012_02_29\O1_M
F_NNNDF_TAG20120229T070145_7NVDC0NZ_.BKP recid=83 stamp=776502144
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\BACKUPSET\2012_02_29\O1_M
F_ANNNN_TAG20120229T070228_7NVDC56T_.BKP recid=84 stamp=776502149
crosschecked backup piece: found to be 'AVAILABLE'
backup piece handle=F:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\DEMO\AUTOBACKUP\2012_02_29\O1_
MF_S_776502150_7NVDC6VT_.BKP recid=85 stamp=776502150
Crosschecked 17 objects
RMAN> delete expired backup;
using channel ORA_DISK_1
RMAN>

what is the difference between F:\oracle\flash_recovery_area\DEMO\autobackup and F:\oracle\flash_recovery_area\DEMO\backupset
Backupset will actually holds actual backup pieces of database backup.
Autobackup contains like below , If you enable controlfile autoabckup & so on.
RMAN> show controlfile autobackup;
RMAN configuration parameters for database with db_unique_name ORCL are:
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
RMAN>

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    Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
    Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
    Variable Size             145488364 bytes
    Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
    Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
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    Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
    Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
    Variable Size             145488364 bytes
    Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
    Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
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    SQL> shutdown immediate
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    ORACLE instance shut down.
    SQL> startup
    ORACLE instance started.
    Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
    Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
    Variable Size             145488364 bytes
    Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
    Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
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    ORACLE instance started.
    Total System Global Area  171966464 bytes
    Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
    Variable Size             145488364 bytes
    Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
    Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
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      4  MAXDATAFILES 300
      5  MAXINSTANCES 8
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    14                     'C:\oracle10g\oracle\oradata\orcl1\orcl1\UNDOTBS01.DBF',
    15                     'C:\oracle10g\oracle\oradata\orcl1\orcl1\USERS01.DBF'
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    Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
    connected to target database (not started)
    RMAN> startup
    Oracle instance started
    database mounted
    database opened
    Total System Global Area     612368384 bytes
    Fixed Size                     2006192 bytes
    Variable Size                239076176 bytes
    Database Buffers             364904448 bytes
    Redo Buffers                   6381568 bytes
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    Starting backup at 30-DEC-07
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    channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
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    input datafile fno=00002 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\UNDOTBS01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00003 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\SYSAUX01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00004 name=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\USERS01.DBF
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    channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 30-DEC-07
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    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
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    including current SPFILE in backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 30-DEC-07
    channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 30-DEC-07
    piece handle=D:\DB_BACKUPS\13J4S26L_1_1.BKP tag=TAG20071230T012302 comment=NONE
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    Finished backup at 30-DEC-07
    RMAN> shutdown immediate
    database closed
    database dismounted
    Oracle instance shut down
    RMAN> exit
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    E:\>del e:\oracle\oradata\ora10g\*.ctl
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    Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Dec 30 01:25:39 2007
    Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
    connected to target database (not started)
    RMAN> startup
    Oracle instance started
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-03002: failure of startup command at 12/30/2007 01:25:56
    ORA-00205: error in identifying control file, check alert log for more info
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    using target database control file instead of recovery catalog
    allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
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    channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring control file
    channel ORA_DISK_1: restore complete, elapsed time: 00:00:03
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    output filename=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\CONTROL02.CTL
    output filename=E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\CONTROL03.CTL
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    RMAN> alter database open resetlogs;
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
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    ORA-01110: data file 1: 'E:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORA10G\SYSTEM01.DBF'
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    Starting implicit crosscheck backup at 30-DEC-07
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    Finished implicit crosscheck backup at 30-DEC-07
    Starting implicit crosscheck copy at 30-DEC-07
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    Finished implicit crosscheck copy at 30-DEC-07
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    no files cataloged
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
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    database opened
    RMAN> shutdown immediate
    database closed
    database dismounted
    Oracle instance shut down
    RMAN> startup
    connected to target database (not started)
    Oracle instance started
    database mounted
    database opened
    Total System Global Area     612368384 bytes
    Fixed Size                     2006192 bytes
    Variable Size                247464784 bytes
    Database Buffers             356515840 bytes
    Redo Buffers                   6381568 bytes
    RMAN>

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    Recovery Manager: Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production on Mon Jan 20 23:03:12 2014
    Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
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    1 15 2173041730 21-FEB-11 2173041813 21-FEB-11
    1 16 2173041813 21-FEB-11 2173106066 22-FEB-11
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    1 18 2173108831 22-FEB-11 2173116745 22-FEB-11
    1 19 2173116745 22-FEB-11 2173117735 22-FEB-11
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    1 22 2173117753 22-FEB-11 2173165783 23-FEB-11
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    1 37 2173592018 28-FEB-11 2173671730 01-MAR-11
    1 38 2173671730 01-MAR-11 2173674751 01-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    2801 85.40M DISK 00:00:19 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 2804 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20110302T061613
    Piece Name: /mnt/rman_202/pnetproy/al_pres_18m66i5d_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 2801
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 36 2173589000 28-FEB-11 2173592018 28-FEB-11
    1 37 2173592018 28-FEB-11 2173671730 01-MAR-11
    1 38 2173671730 01-MAR-11 2173674751 01-MAR-11
    1 39 2173674751 01-MAR-11 2173736248 02-MAR-11
    1 40 2173736248 02-MAR-11 2173739307 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    3058 137.93M DISK 00:00:30 03-MAR-11
    BP Key: 3061 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20110303T061548
    Piece Name: /mnt/rman_202/pnetproy/al_pres_1bm696gk_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 3058
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 38 2173671730 01-MAR-11 2173674751 01-MAR-11
    1 39 2173674751 01-MAR-11 2173736248 02-MAR-11
    1 40 2173736248 02-MAR-11 2173739307 02-MAR-11
    1 41 2173739307 02-MAR-11 2173784198 02-MAR-11
    1 42 2173784198 02-MAR-11 2173816111 03-MAR-11
    1 43 2173816111 03-MAR-11 2173819171 03-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    3324 138.96M DISK 00:00:31 04-MAR-11
    BP Key: 3327 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20110304T061559
    Piece Name: /mnt/rman_202/pnetproy/al_pres_1em6bqsv_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 3324
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 40 2173736248 02-MAR-11 2173739307 02-MAR-11
    1 41 2173739307 02-MAR-11 2173784198 02-MAR-11
    1 42 2173784198 02-MAR-11 2173816111 03-MAR-11
    1 43 2173816111 03-MAR-11 2173819171 03-MAR-11
    1 44 2173819171 03-MAR-11 2173882472 04-MAR-11
    1 45 2173882472 04-MAR-11 2173885557 04-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    3597 178.07M DISK 00:00:39 05-MAR-11
    BP Key: 3600 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20110305T061543
    Piece Name: /mnt/rman_202/pnetproy/al_pres_1hm6ef8f_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 3597
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 41 2173739307 02-MAR-11 2173784198 02-MAR-11
    1 42 2173784198 02-MAR-11 2173816111 03-MAR-11
    1 43 2173816111 03-MAR-11 2173819171 03-MAR-11
    1 44 2173819171 03-MAR-11 2173882472 04-MAR-11
    1 45 2173882472 04-MAR-11 2173885557 04-MAR-11
    1 46 2173885557 04-MAR-11 2173947612 05-MAR-11
    1 47 2173947612 05-MAR-11 2173951657 05-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    3835 198.44M DISK 00:00:43 06-MAR-11
    BP Key: 3838 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20110306T061548
    Piece Name: /mnt/rman_202/pnetproy/al_pres_1km6h3kk_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 3835
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 45 2173882472 04-MAR-11 2173885557 04-MAR-11
    1 46 2173885557 04-MAR-11 2173947612 05-MAR-11
    1 47 2173947612 05-MAR-11 2173951657 05-MAR-11
    1 48 2173951657 05-MAR-11 2174026607 06-MAR-11
    1 49 2174026607 06-MAR-11 2174062014 06-MAR-11
    1 50 2174062014 06-MAR-11 2174087203 06-MAR-11
    1 51 2174087203 06-MAR-11 2174090299 06-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    4131 185.94M DISK 00:00:40 07-MAR-11
    BP Key: 4134 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20110307T061546
    Piece Name: /mnt/rman_202/pnetproy/al_pres_1nm6jo0i_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 4131
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 47 2173947612 05-MAR-11 2173951657 05-MAR-11
    1 48 2173951657 05-MAR-11 2174026607 06-MAR-11
    1 49 2174026607 06-MAR-11 2174062014 06-MAR-11
    1 50 2174062014 06-MAR-11 2174087203 06-MAR-11
    1 51 2174087203 06-MAR-11 2174090299 06-MAR-11
    1 52 2174090299 06-MAR-11 2174147018 07-MAR-11
    1 53 2174147018 07-MAR-11 2174149955 07-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    4435 161.37M DISK 00:00:35 08-MAR-11
    BP Key: 4438 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20110308T061540
    Piece Name: /mnt/rman_202/pnetproy/al_pres_1qm6mccc_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 4435
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 49 2174026607 06-MAR-11 2174062014 06-MAR-11
    1 50 2174062014 06-MAR-11 2174087203 06-MAR-11
    1 51 2174087203 06-MAR-11 2174090299 06-MAR-11
    1 52 2174090299 06-MAR-11 2174147018 07-MAR-11
    1 53 2174147018 07-MAR-11 2174149955 07-MAR-11
    1 54 2174149955 07-MAR-11 2174239915 08-MAR-11
    1 55 2174239915 08-MAR-11 2174242816 08-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    4745 79.24M DISK 00:00:18 09-MAR-11
    BP Key: 4748 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20110309T061555
    Piece Name: /mnt/rman_202/pnetproy/al_pres_1tm6p0os_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 4745
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 53 2174147018 07-MAR-11 2174149955 07-MAR-11
    1 54 2174149955 07-MAR-11 2174239915 08-MAR-11
    1 55 2174239915 08-MAR-11 2174242816 08-MAR-11
    1 56 2174242816 08-MAR-11 2174304682 09-MAR-11
    1 57 2174304682 09-MAR-11 2174307679 09-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    5270 135.13M DISK 00:00:31 10-MAR-11
    BP Key: 5273 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: YES Tag: TAG20110310T061603
    Piece Name: /mnt/rman_202/pnetproy/al_proy_20m6rl53_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 5270
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 55 2174239915 08-MAR-11 2174242816 08-MAR-11
    1 56 2174242816 08-MAR-11 2174304682 09-MAR-11
    1 57 2174304682 09-MAR-11 2174307679 09-MAR-11
    1 58 2174307679 09-MAR-11 2174353241 09-MAR-11
    1 59 2174353241 09-MAR-11 2174384330 10-MAR-11
    1 60 2174384330 10-MAR-11 2174387259 10-MAR-11
    RMAN>
    For example the backups of archivelog from Feb 21st will never be deleted unless I force the delete.
    I'd like to understand why it happens :-)
    Thanks a lot,
    Regards,
    Diego.

  • Report obsolete returns diff results when backups are UNAVAIL vs AVAIL

    Hello from Nova Scotia, Canada:
    I'm wondering if someone out there who lives and breaths rman (10gR2) for a living can shed some light...
    We are finding that report obsolete (as well as delete obsolete) are returning different results depending on if our backups
    are AVAILABLE or UNAVAILABLE.
    In our shop, our backups are changed to UNAVAILABLE because they get moved to a different location later, but delete
    obsolete doesn't seem to work as expected unless the backups are AVAILABLE.
    I am pasting some output below to demonstrate my point. Basically, in the output you are about to see, I'm showing you
    my retention policy and I'm listing the backups that I have (and you can see their status is "A" for available). Then I do a
    'report obsolete' command to show you what is considered obsolete (3 files are - which is what I expected). Then I change
    all my backups to unavailable. Then I list all my backups again and show you that their status has changed to "U" for unavailable.
    Then I do 'report obsolete' again and as you can see, I get different results! Can someone explain this to me?? I have RTFManuals
    and no where does it say that availability is a factor that can impact determining what is obsolete. You also see in the output
    below what version we're using (10.2.0.4.0) and that we are using a recovery catalog.
    If someone would like to see additional information, feel free to ask, I'm more than happy to help you help me.
    I should also mention this is a 2 node rac on linux.
    Many Thanks.
    ========================================================
    $ rman target / catalog rrc/rg@RRC
    Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production on Tue May 11 22:06:21 2010
    Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
    connected to target database: IPCSD (DBID=1703825384)
    connected to recovery catalog database
    RMAN> show retention policy;
    RMAN configuration parameters are:
    CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 1 DAYS;
    RMAN> list backup summary;
    List of Backups
    ===============
    Key     TY LV S Device Type Completion Time     #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
    64093   B  F  A DISK        05/10/2010 03:06:52 2       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005100300_DB
    64122   B  A  A DISK        05/10/2010 03:08:41 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005100300_ARCHLOGS
    64361   B  F  A DISK        05/10/2010 21:56:33 2       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005102149_DB
    64362   B  F  A DISK        05/10/2010 21:56:37 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005102149_DB
    64390   B  A  A DISK        05/10/2010 21:58:02 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005102149_ARCHLOGS
    64508   B  F  A DISK        05/11/2010 03:07:01 2       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005110300_DB
    64509   B  F  A DISK        05/11/2010 03:07:10 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005110300_DB
    64544   B  A  A DISK        05/11/2010 03:07:47 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005110300_ARCHLOGS
    RMAN> report obsolete;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to recovery window of 1 days
    Report of obsolete backups and copies
    Type                 Key    Completion Time    Filename/Handle
    Backup Set           64093  05/10/2010 03:06:51
      Backup Piece       64097  05/10/2010 03:06:51 /oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005100300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005100300_BS_1349_PC_2_CP_1_DB
    Backup Set           64093  05/10/2010 03:04:01
      Backup Piece       64096  05/10/2010 03:04:01 /oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005100300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005100300_BS_1349_PC_1_CP_1_DB
    Backup Set           64122  05/10/2010 03:08:41
      Backup Piece       64125  05/10/2010 03:08:41 /oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005100300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005100300_BS_1351_PC_1_CP_1_ARCHLOGS
    RMAN> change backup unavailable;
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005100300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005100300_BS_1349_PC_1_CP_1_DB recid=1533 stamp=718599624
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005100300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005100300_BS_1349_PC_2_CP_1_DB recid=1534 stamp=718599846
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005100300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005100300_BS_1351_PC_1_CP_1_ARCHLOGS recid=1536 stamp=718600043
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005102149/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005102149_BS_1354_PC_1_CP_1_DB recid=1539 stamp=718667376
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005102149/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005102149_BS_1354_PC_2_CP_1_DB recid=1540 stamp=718667600
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005102149/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005102149_BS_1355_PC_1_CP_1_DB recid=1541 stamp=718667797
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005102149/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005102149_BS_1356_PC_1_CP_1_ARCHLOGS recid=1542 stamp=718667821
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005110300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005110300_BS_1357_PC_1_CP_1_DB recid=1543 stamp=718686020
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005110300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005110300_BS_1357_PC_2_CP_1_DB recid=1544 stamp=718686253
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005110300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005110300_BS_1358_PC_1_CP_1_DB recid=1545 stamp=718686430
    changed backup piece unavailable
    backup piece handle=/oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005110300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005110300_BS_1359_PC_1_CP_1_ARCHLOGS recid=1546 stamp=718686452
    Changed 11 objects to UNAVAILABLE status
    RMAN> list backup summary;
    List of Backups
    ===============
    Key     TY LV S Device Type Completion Time     #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
    64093   B  F  U DISK        05/10/2010 03:06:52 2       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005100300_DB
    64122   B  A  U DISK        05/10/2010 03:08:41 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005100300_ARCHLOGS
    64361   B  F  U DISK        05/10/2010 21:56:33 2       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005102149_DB
    64362   B  F  U DISK        05/10/2010 21:56:37 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005102149_DB
    64390   B  A  U DISK        05/10/2010 21:58:02 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005102149_ARCHLOGS
    64508   B  F  U DISK        05/11/2010 03:07:01 2       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005110300_DB
    64509   B  F  U DISK        05/11/2010 03:07:10 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005110300_DB
    64544   B  A  U DISK        05/11/2010 03:07:47 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005110300_ARCHLOGS
    RMAN> report obsolete;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to recovery window of 1 days
    Report of obsolete backups and copies
    Type                 Key    Completion Time    Filename/Handle
    Backup Set           64362  05/10/2010 21:56:37
      Backup Piece       64366  05/10/2010 21:56:37 /oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005102149/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005102149_BS_1355_PC_1_CP_1_DB
    RMAN>I just want to point out that the one obsolete file just contains a Control File and a SPFILE, as shown below:
    BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    64362   Full    17.64M     DISK        00:00:02     05/10/2010 21:56:37
            BP Key: 64366   Status: UNAVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: HOTBKUP201005102149_DB
            Piece Name: /oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005102149/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005102149_BS_1355_PC_1_CP_1_DB
      Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 15213106404   Ckp time: 05/10/2010 21:56:35
      SPFILE Included: Modification time: 05/09/2010 18:00:42---------------
    **** END *****
    Edited by: user478914 on May 12, 2010 3:03 AM
    Edited by: user478914 on May 12, 2010 3:24 AM

    Thanks for reading my post. Here is the result of doing the crosscheck command.
    Problem still exists. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe crosscheck does
    nothing because all my backups are listed as unavailable, so there is nothing for it to do.
    Any other thoughts or suggestions?
    This problem is driving me bonkers. I have read the Backup and Recovery Basic Guide and Advanced Guide,
    googled the web, searched OTN, searched Metalink and I can't find anything on the topic of backup
    piece availability affecting obsolescence. Many thanks.
    RMAN> list backup summary;
    List of Backups
    ===============
    Key     TY LV S Device Type Completion Time     #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
    64361   B  F  U DISK        05/10/2010 21:56:33 2       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005102149_DB
    64362   B  F  U DISK        05/10/2010 21:56:37 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005102149_DB
    64390   B  A  U DISK        05/10/2010 21:58:02 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005102149_ARCHLOGS
    64508   B  F  U DISK        05/11/2010 03:07:01 2       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005110300_DB
    64509   B  F  U DISK        05/11/2010 03:07:10 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005110300_DB
    64544   B  A  U DISK        05/11/2010 03:07:47 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005110300_ARCHLOGS
    64761   B  F  U DISK        05/12/2010 03:06:23 2       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005120300_DB
    64762   B  F  U DISK        05/12/2010 03:06:30 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005120300_DB
    64792   B  A  U DISK        05/12/2010 03:08:13 1       1       NO         HOTBKUP201005120300_ARCHLOGS
    RMAN> crosscheck backup;
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    RMAN> report obsolete recovery window of 1 days;
    Report of obsolete backups and copies
    Type                 Key    Completion Time    Filename/Handle
    Backup Set           64362  05/10/2010 21:56:37
      Backup Piece       64366  05/10/2010 21:56:37 /oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005102149/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005102149_BS_1355_PC_1_CP_1_DB
    Backup Set           64509  05/11/2010 03:07:10
      Backup Piece       64520  05/11/2010 03:07:10 /oracle_admin/rman_backups/201005110300/RMAN_HOTBKUP_IPCSD_201005110300_BS_1358_PC_1_CP_1_DB
    RMAN>

  • RMAN-05556: not all datafiles have backups that can be recovered to SCN

    Oracle 11.2.0.2 SE-One
    Oracle Linux 5.6 x86-64
    Weekly refresh of a test db from prod, using rman DUPLICATE DATABASE, failed with “RMAN-05556: not all datafiles have backups that can be recovered to SCN”
    Background Summary:
    Weekly inc 0 backup of production starts on Sunday at 0100, normally completes around 1050.  Includes backups of archivelogs
    Another backup of just archivelogs runs on Sunday at 1200, normally completes NLT 1201.
    On the test server, the refresh job starts on Sunday at 1325.  In the past this script used a set until time \"to_date('`date +%Y-%m-%d` 11:55:00','YYYY-MM-DD hh24:mi:ss')\"; -- hard-coded for ‘today at 11:55’.
    For a variety of reasons I decided to replace this semi-hard coding of the UNTIL with a value determined by querying the rman catalog, getting the completion time of the inc 0 backup.  This tested out just fine in my vbox lab, even when I deliberately drove some updates and log switches during the period the backup was running.  But the first time to go live I got the above reported error.
    Details:
    The key part of the inc 0 backup is this (run from a shell script)
    export BACKUP_LOC=/u01/backup/dbprod
    $ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman target=/ catalog rman/***@rmcat<<EOF
    configure backup optimization on;
    configure default device type to disk;
    configure retention policy to recovery window of 2 days;
    crosscheck backup;
    crosscheck archivelog all;
    delete noprompt force obsolete;
    delete noprompt force expired backup;
    delete noprompt force expired archivelog all;
    configure controlfile autobackup on;
    configure controlfile autobackup format for device type disk to '$BACKUP_LOC/%d_%F_ctl.backup';
    CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT   '$BACKUP_LOC/%U.rman' MAXPIECESIZE 4096 M;
    sql "alter system archive log current";
    show all;
    backup as compressed backupset archivelog all delete all input format "$BACKUP_LOC/%U.alog";
    backup as compressed backupset incremental level 0 database tag tag_dbprod;
    sql "alter system archive log current";
    backup as compressed backupset archivelog all delete all input format "$BACKUP_LOC/%U.alog";
    list recoverable backup;
    EOF
    The archivelog-only backup (runs at noon) looks like this:
    export BACKUP_LOC=/u01/backup/dbprod
    $ORACLE_HOME/bin/rman target=/ catalog rman/***@rmcat<<EOF
    configure backup optimization on;
    configure default device type to disk;
    configure retention policy to recovery window of 2 days;
    crosscheck backup;
    crosscheck archivelog all;
    delete noprompt force obsolete;
    delete noprompt force expired backup;
    delete noprompt force expired archivelog all;
    configure controlfile autobackup on;
    configure controlfile autobackup format for device type disk to '$BACKUP_LOC/%d_%F_ctl.backup';
    CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT   '$BACKUP_LOC/%U.rman' MAXPIECESIZE 4096 M;
    sql "alter system archive log current";
    show all;
    backup as compressed backupset archivelog all delete all input format "$BACKUP_LOC/%U.alog";
    list recoverable backup;
    EOF
    And the original refresh looked like this:
    >> a step to ftp the backups from the prod server to the test server, and some other housekeeping  <<, then
    cd /backup/dbtest
    echo "connect catalog rman/***@rmcat" >  /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "connect target sys/*******@dbprod" >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "connect auxiliary /"             >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "run {"                           >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "set until time \"to_date('`date +%Y-%m-%d` 11:55:00','YYYY-MM-DD hh24:mi:ss')\";"  >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "duplicate target database to DBTEST;"  >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "}" >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    So, my mod to the refresh was
    bkup_point=`sqlplus -s rman/***@rmcat <<EOF1
    set echo off verify off feedback off head off pages 0 trimsp on
    select to_char(max(completion_time),'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss')
    from rc_backup_set_details
    where db_name='DBPROD'
    and backup_type='D'
    and incremental_level=0
    exit
    EOF1`
    cd /backup/dbtest
    echo "connect catalog rman/***@rmcat"     > /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "connect target sys/*******@dbprod"    >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "connect auxiliary /"                >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "run {"                              >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "set until time \"to_date('${bkup_point}','YYYY-MM-DD hh24:mi:ss')\";"  >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "duplicate target database to DBTEST;" >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    echo "}"                                  >> /backup/dbtest/dbtest_refresh.rman
    Now the fun begins.
    First, an echo in the refresh script confirmed the ‘bkup_point’:
    =======================================================
    We will restore to 2013-08-25 10:41:38
    =======================================================
    Internally, rman reset the ‘until’ as follows:
    executing command: SET until clause
    Starting Duplicate Db at 25-Aug-2013 15:35:44
    allocated channel: ORA_AUX_DISK_1
    channel ORA_AUX_DISK_1: SID=162 device type=DISK
    contents of Memory Script:
       set until scn  45633141350;
    Examining the result of LIST BACKUP (the last step of all of my rman scripts) the full backup shows this:
    BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time    
    5506664 Full 61.89M     DISK        00:00:03     25-Aug-2013 02:11:32
            BP Key: 5506678   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20130825T021129
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      >>>>>>>>> snip lengthy list <<<<<<<<<
      74   0 Incr 45628880495 25-Aug-2013 02:11:38 +SMALL/dbprod/event_i2.dbf
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        5507391 1   AVAILABLE   /u01/backup/dbprod/eeoi55iq_1_1.rman
        >>>>>>>>>>>>> snip lengthy list <<<<<<<<<<<
        5507442 52  AVAILABLE   /u01/backup/dbprod/eeoi55iq_52_1.rman
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    Piece Name: /u01/backup/dbprod/ekoi643j_1_1.alog
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      1    1338518 45632944587 25-Aug-2013 05:58:18 45632947563 25-Aug-2013 05:58:20
        >>>>>>>>>>>>> snip lengthy list <<<<<<<<<<<
      1    1338572 45633135750 25-Aug-2013 10:08:21 45633140240 25-Aug-2013 10:08:24
      1    1338573 45633140240 25-Aug-2013 10:08:24 45633141350 25-Aug-2013 10:30:06
      1    1338574 45633141350 25-Aug-2013 10:30:06 45633141705 25-Aug-2013 10:41:51
      1    1338575 45633141705 25-Aug-2013 10:41:51 45633141725 25-Aug-2013 10:41:55
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    HemantKChitale wrote:
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    As do I.
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    DISK   
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    25-Aug-2013 10:41:30   ------- NOTE THE COMPLETION TIME ----
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      File LV Type Ckp SCN
    Ckp Time        
    Name
      1
    0  Incr 45628880495 25-Aug-2013 02:11:38 +SMALL/dbprod/datafile/system.258.713574775
    ------ SNIP ------
      74   0  Incr 45628880495 25-Aug-2013 02:11:38 +SMALL/dbprod/event_i2.dbf
      Backup Set Copy #1 of backup set 5507388
      Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time 
    Compressed Tag
      DISK   
    08:30:00
    25-Aug-2013 10:41:36 YES   
    TAG_DBPROD   ------- NOTE THE COMPLETION TIME ----
    List of Backup Pieces for backup set 5507388 Copy #1
    BP Key  Pc# Status 
    Piece Name
    5507391 1   AVAILABLE   /u01/backup/dbprod/eeoi55iq_1_1.rman
    ------ SNIP ------
    5507442 52  AVAILABLE   /u01/backup/dbprod/eeoi55iq_52_1.rman
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    5507523 Full
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    DISK   
    00:00:03
    25-Aug-2013 10:41:47   ------- NOTE THE COMPLETION TIME ----
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    BS Key  Size  
    Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
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    DISK   
    00:02:18
    25-Aug-2013 10:54:53   ------- NOTE THE COMPLETION TIME ----
    BP Key: 5507694   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: YES  Tag: TAG20130825T104156
    Piece Name: /u01/backup/dbprod/ekoi643j_1_1.alog
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      Thrd Seq
    Low SCN
    Low Time        
    Next SCN   Next Time
      1
    1338518 45632944587 25-Aug-2013 05:58:18 45632947563 25-Aug-2013 05:58:20
    ------ SNIP ------
      1
    1338572 45633135750 25-Aug-2013 10:08:21 45633140240 25-Aug-2013 10:08:24
      1
    1338573 45633140240 25-Aug-2013 10:08:24 45633141350 25-Aug-2013 10:30:06
      1
    1338574 45633141350 25-Aug-2013 10:30:06 45633141705 25-Aug-2013 10:41:51
      1
    1338575 45633141705 25-Aug-2013 10:41:51 45633141725 25-Aug-2013 10:41:55
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    BS Key  Type LV Size  
    Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    5507984 Full
    61.89M
    DISK   
    00:00:03
    25-Aug-2013 10:55:07   ------- NOTE THE COMPLETION TIME ----
    BP Key: 5508043   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20130825T105504
    Piece Name: /u01/backup/dbprod/DBPROD_c-3960114099-20130825-02_ctl.backup
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      Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 45633142131   Ckp time: 25-Aug-2013 10:55:04
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      4  and backup_type='D'
      5  and incremental_level=0
      6  ;
    TO_CHAR(MAX(COMPLET
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    SQL>
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    released channel: t1As you can see one extra archivelog backup piece is reported and that too from HOT_DB_BK_LEVEL1(LEVEL 1 CUMMULATIVE BACKUP) which was between '24.05.2012 12:29:46' AND '24.05.2012 12:35:59'.
    I m afraid if i execute the real restore command it will apply this extra archivelog from LEVEL 1 CUMMULATIVE BACKUP

    Yes that is true,but my question is when i run crosscheck i have all the required archivelogs availiable (6 archivelogs) but when i execute restore archivelog validate why it give (6+1) archivelogs why not only those 6 from LEVEL 0 hot backup
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