CS-Mars NFS Backup

Dear all,
i am using NFS sharing folder(located on a server) in order to backup cs-mars events.
the space on the server is full, i tried to extend the server with an external hard disk(usb connection) where i created an NSF sharing folder, but solution failed.
it seem the folder should be located on an internal hard disk.
so i have to add and connect a new hard disk on board. any other suggestion?
one more thing, i am trying to move NFS shared folder containts to a new location, but cuting files is not allowed. i stoped the nfs sharing on the folder but the same issue (not allowed). i changed the nfs folder to a new folder with cs-mars, but also i am not able to cut or delete the files on the first nfs sharing.
please advice how may i delete those files. (one pna file is kept on all day folders and i am not allowed to delete it, access is denied).
thank you

Hello
If its  a Windows box, download something like Proccess Explorer and find the file/handle locking the NFS archive files and then stop that process, you can then copy/move them anywhere you like
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653
For *nix, check the file permissions (ls command) and then use chmod to modify accordingly
Regards
Farrukh

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    backup piece handle=/sbdbarc/backups/eskhdev1/2djsppgq_1_1 recid=71 stamp=667739674
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=/sbdbarc/backups/eskhdev1/2ejsppir_1_1 recid=72 stamp=667739739
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=/sbdbarc/backups/eskhdev1/2fjsppl6_1_1 recid=73 stamp=667739814
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=/sbdbarc/backups/eskhdev1/2gjsppnh_1_1 recid=74 stamp=667739889
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=/sbdbarc/backups/eskhdev1/c-4075873486-20081010-00 recid=75 stamp=667739965
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=/sbdbarc/backups/eskhdev1/c-4075873486-20081010-01 recid=76 stamp=667742372
    Deleted 9 objects
    RMAN-06207: WARNING: 48 objects could not be deleted for DISK channel(s) due
    RMAN-06208: to mismatched status. Use CROSSCHECK command to fix status
    List of Mismatched objects
    ==========================
    Object Type Filename/Handle
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_10_1_649591917.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_14_1_649594217.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_16_1_649594217.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_17_1_649594353.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_19_1_649595236.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_18_1_649595236.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_20_1_649595236.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_21_1_649595381.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_24_1_649595445.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_22_1_649595445.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_23_1_649595445.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_25_1_649595471.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_27_1_649604714.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_26_1_649604714.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_28_1_649604714.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_29_1_649604850.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_31_1_649604923.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_30_1_649604923.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_33_1_649606774.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_32_1_649606774.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_34_1_649606774.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_35_1_649606900.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_37_1_649606970.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_36_1_649606970.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_39_1_649607591.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_38_1_649607591.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_40_1_649607591.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_41_1_649607707.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_43_1_649607785.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_42_1_649607785.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_45_1_649609650.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_44_1_649609650.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_46_1_649609650.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_47_1_649609777.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_49_1_649609840.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_48_1_649609840.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_51_1_649611229.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_50_1_649611229.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_52_1_649611229.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_53_1_649611355.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_55_1_649611419.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_54_1_649611419.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_57_1_649612920.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_56_1_649612920.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_58_1_649612920.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/df_ESKHDEV1_59_1_649613075.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_61_1_649613158.rbp
    Backup Piece /spte/oracle/backups/eskhdev1/al_ESKHDEV1_60_1_649613158.rbp
    RMAN> release channel;
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-03002: failure of release command at 10/10/2008 15:33:09
    RMAN-06474: maintenance channels are not allocated
    RMAN> exit;
    Recovery Manager complete.

  • Simple home network backup strategy ?

    I have a simple home network of 4 machines on a router, all running Arch. None of the boxes are a server. I do not have NFS nor Samba running. I want a simple, incremental cron-based weekly backup process, to be backed up to a spare hard drive on one of the computers (eg hostname "master"). I believe rsync with ssh might be the easiest way to go, something like: "rsync -e ssh -varuzP /home/whoever master:/mnt/tmp/backups".
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    include="$include /home"
    exclude="$exclude --exclude=/home/*/.mozilla/firefox/*/*Cache/*"
    exclude="$exclude --exclude=/home/*/.mozilla/firefox/*/bookmarkbackups/*"
    exclude="$exclude --exclude=/home/*/.mozilla/firefox/*/urlclassifier3.sqlite"
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    find -L /backups/ -type f -mtime +10 -name "backup-*.gpg" -execdir rm {} \;
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    Advantages:
    Redundancy - every computer keeps backups of all the others
    Decentralized - no need for, or reliance on, a dedicated master
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    Be sure to have a copy of the GPG secret key!  If the only backups of it you have are encrypted with the public key, you're in trouble.  One way to avoid this is to have your backup script support a manual mode which encypts with a conventional passphrase instead of the public key.  You can run this manual mode to create a static backup occassionally, and it will prompt you for the passphrase.  The backup will thus contain an accessible copy of the key pair used for the automatic backups.
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    Last edited by IgnorantGuru (2010-04-06 14:31:22)

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    I have
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    Incarnations:
    >
    RMAN> list incarnation;
    List of Database Incarnations
    DB Key Inc Key DB Name DB ID STATUS Reset SCN Reset Time
    133 146 TESTDB 2528045035 PARENT 1 05-SEP-10
    133 134 TESTDB 2528045035 CURRENT 972274 02-MAR-11
    133 548 TESTDB 2528045035 ORPHAN 996374 02-MAR-11
    133 646 TESTDB 2528045035 ORPHAN 996490 04-MAR-11
    133 460 TESTDB 2528045035 ORPHAN 997986 02-MAR-11
    >
    Backups:
    >
    RMAN> list backup;
    List of Backup Sets
    ===================
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    176 56.57M DISK 00:00:42 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 177 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T100444
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/01m66vht_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 176
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 2 977121 02-MAR-11 988286 02-MAR-11
    1 3 988286 02-MAR-11 994189 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    187 Incr 0 999.72M DISK 00:15:42 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 190 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T100531
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/02m66vjc_1_1
    List of Datafiles in backup set 187
    File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
    1 0 Incr 994637 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/system01.dbf
    2 0 Incr 994637 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/sysaux01.dbf
    3 0 Incr 994637 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/undotbs01.dbf
    4 0 Incr 994637 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/users01.dbf
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    201 4.48M DISK 00:00:01 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 206 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T102124
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/03m670h5_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 201
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 4 994189 02-MAR-11 996336 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    214 Full 9.36M DISK 00:00:10 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 216 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T102129
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/CONTROLFILES/c-2528045035-20110302-00
    SPFILE Included: Modification time: 02-MAR-11
    SPFILE db_unique_name: TESTDB
    Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 996373 Ckp time: 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    244 757.50K DISK 00:00:01 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 247 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T103137
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/05m67149_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 244
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 5 996336 02-MAR-11 997210 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    261 Incr 0 1001.02M DISK 00:13:29 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 263 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T103138
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/06m6714b_1_1
    List of Datafiles in backup set 261
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    1 0 Incr 997238 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/system01.dbf
    2 0 Incr 997238 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/sysaux01.dbf
    3 0 Incr 997238 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/undotbs01.dbf
    4 0 Incr 997238 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/users01.dbf
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    279 742.00K DISK 00:00:01 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 284 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T104517
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/07m671tt_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 279
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    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    297 Full 9.36M DISK 00:00:10 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 299 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T104519
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    SPFILE db_unique_name: TESTDB
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    BP Key: 366   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20110302T104937
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/0am67261_1_1
    List of Datafiles in backup set 364
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    *1 0 Incr 998289 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/system01.dbf*
    *2 0 Incr 998289 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/sysaux01.dbf*
    *3 0 Incr 998289 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/undotbs01.dbf*
    *4 0 Incr 998289 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/users01.dbf*
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    *387 7.58M DISK 00:00:02 02-MAR-11*
    BP Key: 392   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20110302T110421
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/0bm6731m_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 387
    Thrd Seq     Low SCN    Low Time  Next SCN   Next Time
    *1 8 998260 02-MAR-11 1000465 02-MAR-11*
    BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    *410 Full 9.36M DISK 00:00:10 02-MAR-11*
    BP Key: 412   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20110302T110425
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    SPFILE Included: Modification time: 02-MAR-11
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    Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 1000507      Ckp time: 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    483 Full 9.36M DISK 00:00:05 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 484 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T113759
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/CONTROLFILES/c-2528045035-20110302-03
    SPFILE Included: Modification time: 02-MAR-11
    SPFILE db_unique_name: TESTDB
    Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 998081 Ckp time: 02-MAR-11
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    BP Key: 572 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T121754
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/CONTROLFILES/c-2528045035-20110302-04
    SPFILE Included: Modification time: 02-MAR-11
    SPFILE db_unique_name: TESTDB
    Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 996489 Ckp time: 02-MAR-11
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    BP Key: 668 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110304T132050
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/CONTROLFILES/c-2528045035-20110304-00
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    List of Cataloged Files
    =======================
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    channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00002 to /CDATA/TESTDB/sysaux01.dbf
    channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00003 to /CDATA/TESTDB/undotbs01.dbf
    channel ORA_DISK_1: restoring datafile 00004 to /CDATA/TESTDB/users01.dbf
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    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-03002: failure of recover command at 03/04/2011 13:47:17
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    >
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    hqr200475
    Edited by: hqt200475 on 04.03.2011 06:19

    Hi Werner,
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    >
    RMAN> list incarnation;
    List of Database Incarnations
    DB Key Inc Key DB Name DB ID STATUS Reset SCN Reset Time
    133 146 TESTDB 2528045035 PARENT 1 05-SEP-10
    133 134 TESTDB 2528045035 PARENT 972274 02-MAR-11
    133 548 TESTDB 2528045035 ORPHAN 996374 02-MAR-11
    133 646 TESTDB 2528045035 ORPHAN 996490 04-MAR-11
    133 460 TESTDB 2528045035 CURRENT 997986 02-MAR-11
    RMAN> list backup;
    List of Backup Sets
    ===================
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    176 56.57M DISK 00:00:42 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 177 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T100444
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/01m66vht_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 176
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 2 977121 02-MAR-11 988286 02-MAR-11
    1 3 988286 02-MAR-11 994189 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    187 Incr 0 999.72M DISK 00:15:42 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 190 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T100531
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/02m66vjc_1_1
    List of Datafiles in backup set 187
    File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
    1 0 Incr 994637 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/system01.dbf
    2 0 Incr 994637 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/sysaux01.dbf
    3 0 Incr 994637 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/undotbs01.dbf
    4 0 Incr 994637 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/users01.dbf
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    201 4.48M DISK 00:00:01 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 206 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T102124
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/03m670h5_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 201
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 4 994189 02-MAR-11 996336 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    214 Full 9.36M DISK 00:00:10 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 216 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T102129
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/CONTROLFILES/c-2528045035-20110302-00
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    SPFILE db_unique_name: TESTDB
    Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 996373 Ckp time: 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    244 757.50K DISK 00:00:01 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 247 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T103137
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/05m67149_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 244
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 5 996336 02-MAR-11 997210 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    261 Incr 0 1001.02M DISK 00:13:29 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 263 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T103138
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    1 0 Incr 997238 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/system01.dbf
    2 0 Incr 997238 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/sysaux01.dbf
    3 0 Incr 997238 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/undotbs01.dbf
    4 0 Incr 997238 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/users01.dbf
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    279 742.00K DISK 00:00:01 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 284 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T104517
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    List of Archived Logs in backup set 279
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 6 997210 02-MAR-11 997953 02-MAR-11
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    297 Full 9.36M DISK 00:00:10 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 299 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T104519
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/CONTROLFILES/c-2528045035-20110302-01
    SPFILE Included: Modification time: 02-MAR-11
    SPFILE db_unique_name: TESTDB
    Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 997985 Ckp time: 02-MAR-11
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    342 438.00K DISK 00:00:00 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 345 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T104935
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/09m67260_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 342
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 7 997953 02-MAR-11 998260 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    364 Incr 0 1001.65M DISK 00:14:34 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 366 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T104937
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/0am67261_1_1
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    File LV Type Ckp SCN Ckp Time Name
    1 0 Incr 998289 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/system01.dbf
    2 0 Incr 998289 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/sysaux01.dbf
    3 0 Incr 998289 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/undotbs01.dbf
    4 0 Incr 998289 02-MAR-11 /CDATA/TESTDB/users01.dbf
    BS Key Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    387 7.58M DISK 00:00:02 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 392 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T110421
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/DATA/0bm6731m_1_1
    List of Archived Logs in backup set 387
    Thrd Seq Low SCN Low Time Next SCN Next Time
    1 8 998260 02-MAR-11 1000465 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    410 Full 9.36M DISK 00:00:10 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 412 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T110425
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/CONTROLFILES/c-2528045035-20110302-02
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    SPFILE db_unique_name: TESTDB
    Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 1000507 Ckp time: 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    483 Full 9.36M DISK 00:00:05 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 484 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T113759
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/CONTROLFILES/c-2528045035-20110302-03
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    SPFILE db_unique_name: TESTDB
    Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 998081 Ckp time: 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    571 Full 9.36M DISK 00:00:04 02-MAR-11
    BP Key: 572 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110302T121754
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/CONTROLFILES/c-2528045035-20110302-04
    SPFILE Included: Modification time: 02-MAR-11
    SPFILE db_unique_name: TESTDB
    Control File Included: Ckp SCN: 996489 Ckp time: 02-MAR-11
    BS Key Type LV Size Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    667 Full 9.36M DISK 00:00:18 04-MAR-11
    BP Key: 668 Status: AVAILABLE Compressed: NO Tag: TAG20110304T132050
    Piece Name: /opt/BACKUP/11.2.0.2/RMAN/TESTDB/CONTROLFILES/c-2528045035-20110304-00
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    SPFILE db_unique_name: TESTDB
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    2> {
    3> # STARTUP NOMOUNT;
    4> # RESTORE SPFILE TO '/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.2/db_1/dbs/spfileTESTDB.ora' from TAG "TAG20110302T063849";
    5> # SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE;
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    10> RESTORE DATABASE;
    11> RECOVER DATABASE;
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    13> }
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    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-03002: failure of restore command at 03/04/2011 13:29:58
    RMAN-06026: some targets not found - aborting restore
    RMAN-06024: no backup or copy of the control file found to restore
    RMAN> **end-of-file**
    RMAN> list incarnation;
    List of Database Incarnations
    DB Key Inc Key DB Name DB ID STATUS Reset SCN Reset Time
    133 146 TESTDB 2528045035 PARENT 1 05-SEP-10
    133 134 TESTDB 2528045035 PARENT 972274 02-MAR-11
    133 548 TESTDB 2528045035 ORPHAN 996374 02-MAR-11
    133 646 TESTDB 2528045035 ORPHAN 996490 04-MAR-11
    133 460 TESTDB 2528045035 CURRENT 997986 02-MAR-11
    >
    regards
    hqt200475

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    21 B F A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    24 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    25 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    27 B F A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
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    36 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 09-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    38 B F A SBT_TAPE 09-MAR-10 1 1 NO
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    47 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 10-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    49 B F A SBT_TAPE 10-MAR-10 1 1 NO
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    58 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 11-MAR-10 2 1 NO
    60 B F A SBT_TAPE 11-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    66 B A A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    67 B A A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    68 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    69 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 2 1 NO
    70 B A A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    71 B F A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    77 B A A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    78 B A A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    79 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 6 1 NO
    80 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 6 1 NO
    81 B A A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    82 B F A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    88 B A A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    89 B A A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    90 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    91 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    92 B A A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    93 B F A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    99 B A A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    100 B A A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    101 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    102 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    103 B A A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    104 B F A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    109 B A A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 4 1 NO
    110 B F A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    111 B A A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    112 B F A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    113 B A A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    114 B A A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    115 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    116 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 2 1 NO
    117 B A A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    118 B F A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    123 B A A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 2 1 NO
    124 B F A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    125 B A A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 2 1 NO
    126 B F A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    127 B A A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    128 B F A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    129 B A A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    130 B F A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    131 B A A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    132 B A A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    133 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    134 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 2 1 NO
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    136 B F A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    142 B A A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 2 1 NO
    143 B F A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    144 B A A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    145 B F A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    146 B A A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    147 B F A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    148 B A A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    149 B F A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    150 B A A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    151 B A A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    152 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    153 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 2 1 NO
    154 B A A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    155 B F A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    161 B A A SBT_TAPE 21-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    162 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 21-MAR-10 6 1 NO
    163 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 21-MAR-10 6 1 NO
    164 B A A SBT_TAPE 21-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    165 B F A SBT_TAPE 21-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    171 B A A SBT_TAPE 22-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    172 B F A SBT_TAPE 22-MAR-10 1 1 NO
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    775 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 19-FEB-10 2 1 NO
    795 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 20-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    796 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 20-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    797 B A A SBT_TAPE 20-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    803 B A A SBT_TAPE 20-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    804 B F A SBT_TAPE 20-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    805 B A A SBT_TAPE 20-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    806 B F A SBT_TAPE 20-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    807 B A A SBT_TAPE 20-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    808 B F A SBT_TAPE 20-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    809 B A A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    810 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    811 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 2 1 NO
    812 B A A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    813 B F A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    818 B A A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    819 B F A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    820 B A A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    821 B F A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    822 B A A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    823 B F A SBT_TAPE 21-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    824 B A A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    825 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    826 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    827 B A A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    828 B F A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    833 B A A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    834 B F A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    835 B A A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    836 B F A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    837 B A A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    838 B F A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    839 B A A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    840 B F A SBT_TAPE 22-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    841 B A A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    842 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    843 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    844 B A A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    845 B F A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    850 B A A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    851 B F A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    852 B A A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    853 B F A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    854 B A A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    855 B F A SBT_TAPE 23-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    856 B A A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    857 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    858 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    859 B A A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    860 B F A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    865 B A A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    866 B F A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    867 B A A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    868 B F A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    869 B A A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    870 B F A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    871 B A A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    872 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    873 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    874 B A A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    875 B F A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    880 B A A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    881 B F A SBT_TAPE 24-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    882 B A A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    883 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    884 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    885 B A A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    886 B F A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    891 B A A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    892 B F A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    893 B A A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    894 B F A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    895 B A A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    896 B F A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    897 B A A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    898 B F A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    899 B A A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    900 B F A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    901 B A A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    902 B F A SBT_TAPE 25-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    903 B A A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    904 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    905 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    906 B A A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    907 B F A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    912 B A A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    913 B F A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    914 B A A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    915 B F A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    916 B A A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    917 B F A SBT_TAPE 26-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    918 B A A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    919 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    920 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    921 B A A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    922 B F A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    927 B A A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    928 B F A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    929 B A A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    930 B F A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    931 B A A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    932 B F A SBT_TAPE 27-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    933 B A A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    934 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    935 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 2 1 NO
    936 B A A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    937 B F A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    942 B A A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    943 B F A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    944 B A A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    945 B F A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    946 B A A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    947 B F A SBT_TAPE 28-FEB-10 1 1 NO
    948 B A A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    949 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    950 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    951 B A A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    952 B F A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    957 B A A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    958 B F A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    959 B A A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    960 B F A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    961 B A A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    962 B F A SBT_TAPE 01-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    963 B A A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    964 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    965 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    966 B A A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    967 B F A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    970 B A A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    971 B F A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    972 B A A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    973 B F A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    974 B A A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    975 B F A SBT_TAPE 02-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    976 B A A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    977 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    978 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    979 B A A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    980 B F A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    983 B A A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    984 B F A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    985 B A A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    986 B F A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    987 B A A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    988 B F A SBT_TAPE 03-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    989 B A A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    990 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    991 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    992 B A A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    993 B F A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    996 B A A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    997 B F A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    998 B A A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    999 B F A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1000 B A A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1001 B F A SBT_TAPE 04-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1002 B A A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1003 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1004 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1005 B A A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1006 B F A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1009 B A A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1010 B F A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1011 B A A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1012 B F A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1013 B A A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1014 B F A SBT_TAPE 05-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1015 B A A SBT_TAPE 06-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1016 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 06-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1017 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 06-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1018 B A A SBT_TAPE 06-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1019 B F A SBT_TAPE 06-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1022 B A A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1023 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1024 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 2 1 NO
    1025 B A A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1026 B F A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1029 B A A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1030 B F A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1031 B A A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1032 B F A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1033 B A A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1034 B F A SBT_TAPE 07-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1035 B A A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1036 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1037 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1038 B A A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1039 B F A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1042 B A A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1043 B F A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1044 B A A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1045 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1046 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1047 B A A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1048 B F A SBT_TAPE 08-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1054 B A A SBT_TAPE 09-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1055 B A A SBT_TAPE 09-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1056 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 09-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1057 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 09-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1058 B A A SBT_TAPE 09-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1059 B F A SBT_TAPE 09-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1065 B A A SBT_TAPE 10-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1066 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 10-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1067 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 10-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1068 B A A SBT_TAPE 10-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1069 B F A SBT_TAPE 10-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1075 B A A SBT_TAPE 11-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1076 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 11-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1077 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 11-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1078 B A A SBT_TAPE 11-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1079 B F A SBT_TAPE 11-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1085 B A A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1086 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1087 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1088 B A A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1089 B F A SBT_TAPE 12-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1094 B A A SBT_TAPE 13-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1095 B A A SBT_TAPE 13-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1096 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 13-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1097 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 13-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1098 B A A SBT_TAPE 13-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1099 B F A SBT_TAPE 13-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1105 B A A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1106 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1107 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 2 1 NO
    1108 B A A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1109 B F A SBT_TAPE 14-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1115 B A A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1116 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1117 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1118 B A A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1119 B F A SBT_TAPE 15-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1125 B A A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1126 B A A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1127 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1128 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1129 B A A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1130 B F A SBT_TAPE 16-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1136 B A A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1137 B A A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1138 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1139 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1140 B A A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1141 B F A SBT_TAPE 17-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1147 B A A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1148 B A A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1149 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1150 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1151 B A A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1152 B F A SBT_TAPE 18-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1158 B A A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1159 B A A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1160 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1161 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1162 B A A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1163 B F A SBT_TAPE 19-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1169 B A A SBT_TAPE 20-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1170 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 20-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1171 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 20-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1172 B A A SBT_TAPE 20-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1173 B F A SBT_TAPE 20-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1179 B A A SBT_TAPE 21-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1180 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 21-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1181 B 0 A SBT_TAPE 21-MAR-10 2 1 NO
    1182 B A A SBT_TAPE 21-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1183 B F A SBT_TAPE 21-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1189 B A A SBT_TAPE 22-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1190 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 22-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1191 B 1 A SBT_TAPE 22-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1192 B A A SBT_TAPE 22-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    1193 B F A SBT_TAPE 22-MAR-10 1 1 NO
    RMAN> report obsolete;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to recovery window of 30 days
    Report of obsolete backups and copies
    Type Key Completion Time Filename/Handle
    Control File Copy 47 20-FEB-10 /dbbackup/cisconf/control.bak.20100220
    Backup Set 804 20-FEB-10
    Backup Piece 551 20-FEB-10 c-3316101807-20100220-01
    Edited by: user12019850 on 22-Mar-2010 11:03 AM

  • RMAN / Flashback / NFS

    Oracle 10.2.0.5 Ent Ed on RHEL 5
    Currently I have an NFS mounted storage array that I'm backing up my 50Gb database to. The backup policy is level 0 on Sunday, level 1 incremental the remaining days, and archivelog backup and delete input every hour. The database is the backbone to some poorly written applications that cause it to generate about 150Gb of redo per day.
    I want to start using flashback database and can't find a good resource or "oracle by example" for doing so. I have the documentation that details setting up flashback, but it's not geared toward already having a backup plan in place.
    Basically I'm trying to find out if I can use the NFS backup area for the Flash Recovery Area, or if I need to add another san attached lun to hold all my flashback files and then keep my current back strategy in place for nightly backups and hourly archivelog backups.

    Ben;
    You should be able to. see "3.5.1 Choosing a Location for the Flash Recovery Area"
    http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/backup.102/b14192/setup005.htm
    It seems to be all about the "Share"
    Additional Information
    http://docs.oracle.com/html/B14399_01/app_nas.htm#CHDIAGAD
    See - "NFS Mount Options "
    Best Short Note I found
    http://radpacs.palmettohealth.org/documents/server/topics/65853.html#sharing
    Oracle Notes
    ORA-27054 ERRORS WHEN RUNNING RMAN WITH NFS [ID 387700.1]
    Receiving error Ora-27054 When Running Rman With NFS [ID 424785.1]
    NFS Option Failure [ID 729518.1]
    Mount Options for Oracle files when used with NFS on NAS devices [ID 359515.1]
    http://www.rmanbackup.com/rmanerrorcodes/ora-27054-rman-nfs/
    Best Regards
    mseberg
    Edited by: mseberg on Jul 9, 2012 9:45 AM
    Edited by: mseberg on Jul 9, 2012 12:12 PM

  • RMAN-backup slow perform

    I have one 10g SE database running on Linux x86_64; I have migrated this database resently with upgrade;
    I used export-import utilities for perform this task;
    Some information about this database:
    OS version: "Linux xxx.qqq.ru 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 #1 SMP Sun May 2 04:17:42 EDT 2010 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux"
    SQL> select * from v$version;
    BANNER
    Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
    PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
    CORE 10.2.0.4.0 Production
    TNS for Linux: Version 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
    NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
    I noticed that rman perform backup operation too long; For example here I place piece of rman log from one database backup operation:
    executing script: backup_db_nfs
    allocated channel: nfs
    channel nfs: sid=1275 devtype=DISK
    Starting backup at 31-07-10 04:00:04
    channel nfs: starting full datafile backupset
    channel nfs: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00028 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_02.dbf
    input datafile fno=00030 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_04.dbf
    input datafile fno=00032 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_06.dbf
    input datafile fno=00034 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_08.dbf
    input datafile fno=00029 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_03.dbf
    input datafile fno=00031 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_05.dbf
    input datafile fno=00033 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_07.dbf
    input datafile fno=00035 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_09.dbf
    channel nfs: starting piece 1 at 31-07-10 04:00:05
    channel nfs: finished piece 1 at 31-07-10 04:34:21
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2615.1.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: starting piece 2 at 31-07-10 04:34:21
    channel nfs: finished piece 2 at 31-07-10 05:08:36
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2615.2.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: starting piece 3 at 31-07-10 05:08:36
    channel nfs: finished piece 3 at 31-07-10 07:38:43
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2615.3.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: backup set complete, elapsed time: 03:38:38
    channel nfs: throttle time: 3:###:42
    channel nfs: starting full datafile backupset
    channel nfs: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00036 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_10.dbf
    input datafile fno=00038 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_12.dbf
    input datafile fno=00040 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_14.dbf
    input datafile fno=00042 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_16.dbf
    input datafile fno=00037 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_11.dbf
    input datafile fno=00039 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_13.dbf
    input datafile fno=00041 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_15.dbf
    input datafile fno=00043 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_17.dbf
    channel nfs: starting piece 1 at 31-07-10 07:38:43
    channel nfs: finished piece 1 at 31-07-10 08:13:18
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2636.1.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: starting piece 2 at 31-07-10 08:13:18
    channel nfs: finished piece 2 at 31-07-10 08:47:24
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2636.2.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: starting piece 3 at 31-07-10 08:47:24
    channel nfs: finished piece 3 at 31-07-10 11:17:20
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2636.3.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: backup set complete, elapsed time: 03:38:37
    channel nfs: throttle time: 3:###:59
    channel nfs: starting full datafile backupset
    channel nfs: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00044 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_18.dbf
    input datafile fno=00046 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_20.dbf
    input datafile fno=00047 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_02.dbf
    input datafile fno=00049 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_04.dbf
    input datafile fno=00045 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_19.dbf
    input datafile fno=00048 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/index_all_03.dbf
    input datafile fno=00050 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/index_all_05.dbf
    input datafile fno=00052 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/index_all_07.dbf
    channel nfs: starting piece 1 at 31-07-10 11:17:20
    channel nfs: finished piece 1 at 31-07-10 12:16:46
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2655.1.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: starting piece 2 at 31-07-10 12:16:46
    channel nfs: finished piece 2 at 31-07-10 14:55:53
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2655.2.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: backup set complete, elapsed time: 03:38:33
    channel nfs: throttle time: 3:###:02
    channel nfs: starting full datafile backupset
    channel nfs: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00051 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_06.dbf
    input datafile fno=00053 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_08.dbf
    input datafile fno=00055 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_10.dbf
    input datafile fno=00057 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_12.dbf
    input datafile fno=00054 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/index_all_09.dbf
    input datafile fno=00056 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/index_all_11.dbf
    input datafile fno=00058 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/index_all_13.dbf
    input datafile fno=00060 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/index_all_15.dbf
    channel nfs: starting piece 1 at 31-07-10 14:55:53
    channel nfs: finished piece 1 at 31-07-10 18:34:30
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2674.1.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: backup set complete, elapsed time: 03:38:37
    channel nfs: throttle time: 3:###:44
    channel nfs: starting full datafile backupset
    channel nfs: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00019 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_big_02.dbf
    input datafile fno=00021 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_big_04.dbf
    input datafile fno=00068 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/support_excl_04.dbf
    input datafile fno=00024 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_big_07.dbf
    input datafile fno=00026 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_big_09.dbf
    input datafile fno=00012 name=/db/u13/oradata/billing/pay_assist_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00004 name=/db/u13/oradata/billing/users_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00023 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_big_06.dbf
    input datafile fno=00025 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_big_08.dbf
    input datafile fno=00027 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_big_10.dbf
    channel nfs: starting piece 1 at 31-07-10 18:34:30
    channel nfs: finished piece 1 at 31-07-10 21:59:27
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2695.1.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: backup set complete, elapsed time: 03:24:57
    channel nfs: throttle time: 3:###:13
    channel nfs: starting full datafile backupset
    channel nfs: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00059 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_14.dbf
    input datafile fno=00061 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_16.dbf
    input datafile fno=00063 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_18.dbf
    input datafile fno=00065 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_20.dbf
    input datafile fno=00062 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/index_all_17.dbf
    input datafile fno=00064 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/index_all_19.dbf
    input datafile fno=00015 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/monitor_01.dbf
    channel nfs: starting piece 1 at 31-07-10 21:59:27
    channel nfs: finished piece 1 at 01-08-10 00:50:14
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100731.BILLING.2712.1.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: backup set complete, elapsed time: 02:50:47
    channel nfs: throttle time: 2:###:07
    channel nfs: starting full datafile backupset
    channel nfs: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00002 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/undotbs_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00011 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/index_all_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00009 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/mviewlog_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00008 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/support_excl_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00010 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00067 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/support_excl_03.dbf
    input datafile fno=00007 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/tpcctab_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00013 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/tpchtab_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00005 name=/db/u13/oradata/billing/web_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00006 name=/db/u13/oradata/billing/alien_users_01.dbf
    channel nfs: starting piece 1 at 01-08-10 00:50:14
    channel nfs: finished piece 1 at 01-08-10 02:08:00
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100801.BILLING.2729.1.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: starting piece 2 at 01-08-10 02:08:00
    channel nfs: finished piece 2 at 01-08-10 03:40:46
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100801.BILLING.2729.2.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: backup set complete, elapsed time: 02:50:32
    channel nfs: throttle time: 2:###:12
    channel nfs: starting full datafile backupset
    channel nfs: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00016 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/excellent_big_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00017 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/monitor_lob_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00066 name=/db/u12/oradata/billing/support_excl_02.dbf
    input datafile fno=00020 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_big_03.dbf
    input datafile fno=00022 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/excellent_big_05.dbf
    input datafile fno=00069 name=/db/u11/oradata/billing/support_excl_05.dbf
    input datafile fno=00001 name=/db/u13/oradata/billing/system_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00003 name=/db/u13/oradata/billing/sysaux_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00018 name=/db/u13/oradata/billing/excl_addition_01.dbf
    input datafile fno=00014 name=/db/u13/oradata/billing/arm_xml_01.dbf
    channel nfs: starting piece 1 at 01-08-10 03:40:46
    channel nfs: finished piece 1 at 01-08-10 06:02:03
    piece handle=/db/backup/billing/rman_nfs/full_20100801.BILLING.2742.1.1 tag=BACKUP_DB_NFS comment=NONE
    channel nfs: backup set complete, elapsed time: 02:21:17
    channel nfs: throttle time: 2:###:51
    Finished backup at 01-08-10 06:02:03
    Size of this database:
    SQL> select sum(user_bytes)/1024/1024/1024 from dba_data_files;
    SUM(USER_BYTES)/1024/1024/1024
    456.025085
    I have another database that runs on the same hardware platform, eith the same configuration, and under the same OS. and oracle instance has the same configuration (except oracle version: there is 9.2.0.8);
    Size of this, database is ~700Gb, and this database load is heavier that database with slow rman;
    But on this database rman makes full-db backup in 10 hours, usually;
    I read note 360443.1, and I checked - how long rman perform full database backup with validate option;
    This time, practicaly, is equal database backup time ~24 hours;
    Almost all database datafiles are splaced on disk array - stripe 10 and /db/u11 and /db/u12 - are mount points of two partitions created on this disk array;
    /db/u13 - this is raid 5;
    Now I wish to know in details - where time is spent and my question is: can anybody suggest me - what should I do for find it;

    Instance configuration
    audit_file_dest      /var/log/oracle/billing/audit      
    audit_sys_operations      TRUE      
    audit_trail      OS      
    background_dump_dest      /var/log/oracle/billing/bdump      
    compatible      10.2.0.3.0      
    control_files      /db/u11/oradata/billing/ctrl00.ctl, /db/u12/oradata/billing/ctrl01.ctl, /db/u00/oradata/billing/ctrl02.ctl, /db/u13/oradata/billing/ctrl03.ctl      
    core_dump_dest      /var/log/oracle/billing/cdump      
    db_block_checking      TRUE      
    db_block_checksum      TRUE      
    db_block_size      8192      
    db_cache_advice      ON      
    db_cache_size      24696061952      
    db_file_multiblock_read_count      64      
    db_keep_cache_size      3221225472      
    db_name      billing      
    db_recycle_cache_size      3221225472      
    db_writer_processes      4      
    disk_asynch_io      FALSE      
    dispatchers      (protocol=tcp)(listener=mts_1522)(dispatchers=2), (protocol=tcp)(listener=mts_1523)(dispatchers=2)      
    filesystemio_options      DIRECTIO      
    global_names      FALSE      
    java_pool_size      1342177280      
    job_queue_processes      10      
    large_pool_size      536870912      
    lock_sga      TRUE      
    log_archive_dest      /db/archive/billing      
    log_archive_format      %T_%S_%r.arclog      
    log_buffer      144326144      
    log_checkpoint_interval      10000      
    log_checkpoints_to_alert      TRUE      
    log_checkpoint_timeout      0      
    max_dispatchers      5      
    max_dump_file_size      100M      
    max_shared_servers      350      
    nls_date_format      DD.MM.RR      
    nls_language      AMERICAN      
    nls_numeric_characters      .,      
    nls_territory      RUSSIA      
    open_cursors      1500      
    open_links      17      
    open_links_per_instance      34      
    optimizer_index_caching      90      
    optimizer_index_cost_adj      15      
    optimizer_mode      RULE      
    pga_aggregate_target      24696061952      
    processes      1200      
    query_rewrite_enabled      TRUE      
    remote_login_passwordfile      EXCLUSIVE      
    resource_limit      TRUE      
    session_cached_cursors      900      
    sessions      1500      
    sga_max_size      38654705664      
    sga_target      38654705664      
    shared_pool_size      3221225472      
    shared_servers      150      
    shared_server_sessions      1000      
    star_transformation_enabled      FALSE      
    timed_statistics      TRUE      
    undo_management      AUTO      
    undo_retention      10800      
    undo_tablespace      UNDOTBS1      
    user_dump_dest      /var/log/oracle/billing/udump      
    workarea_size_policy      AUTO
    You can see here that parameter filesystemio_options      has value DIRECTIO;
    This is becouse last week I had accident on this database and, as result, I had to turn off async io for oracle;
    All time before, since database mirgate moment, this parameter had value SETALL, and disk_asynch_io parameter had value true;
    And rman has kept his inappropriate behaviour since this time (e.g.: since database mirgate);

  • New RMAN User

    I have what I thought was a simple backup strategy but am failing to get it to work properly. Running 10.2.0.4, my desire is to run a nightly full image copy to the flash recovery disk including archive logs, control file, etc. Next morning, I wish to copy the previous backup to an shared storage disk mounted by NFS. My RMAN defaults are:
    CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 2;
    CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION ON;
    CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO DISK; # default
    CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
    CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '%F'; # default
    CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 1 BACKUP TYPE TO COPY;
    CONFIGURE DATAFILE BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1;
    CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1;
    CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO UNLIMITED; # default
    CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION FOR DATABASE OFF; # default
    CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM 'AES128'; # default
    CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY TO NONE; # default
    CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO '/u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/dbs/snapcf_<snip>.f; # default
    My nightly full backup job is simply:
    BACKUP DATABASE PLUS ARCHIVELOG;
    My script for copying the prior backup is failing with RMAN-20230. The script is:
    run
    ALLOCATE CHANNEL C1 DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT 'mnt/bkup/%U';
    BACKUP DATAFILECOPY LIKE 'sysdate - 1' TAG 'offsite';
    There seems to be a problem with 'DATAFILECOPY'. I have run this exact script using backup sets before and it works correctly. When I moved to data file copies, that's when the problems started. Does anyone have ideas?

    RMAN> backup as copy database format '/backup/rman/%f-%T';
    Starting backup at 31-MAR-09
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile copy
    input datafile fno=00004 name=/oradata/db01/users01.dbf
    output filename=/backup/rman/4-20090331 tag=TAG20090331T212809 recid=14 stamp=682982904
    channel ORA_DISK_1: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:15
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile copy
    input datafile fno=00001 name=/oradata/db01/system01.dbf
    output filename=/backup/rman/1-20090331 tag=TAG20090331T212809 recid=15 stamp=682982933
    channel ORA_DISK_1: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:35
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile copy
    input datafile fno=00003 name=/oradata/db01/sysaux01.dbf
    output filename=/backup/rman/3-20090331 tag=TAG20090331T212809 recid=16 stamp=682982957
    channel ORA_DISK_1: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:25
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting datafile copy
    input datafile fno=00002 name=/oradata/db01/undotbs01.dbf
    output filename=/backup/rman/2-20090331 tag=TAG20090331T212809 recid=17 stamp=682982968
    channel ORA_DISK_1: datafile copy complete, elapsed time: 00:00:07
    Finished backup at 31-MAR-09
    Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 31-MAR-09
    piece handle=/backup/rman/c-1306541374-20090331-03 comment=NONE
    Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 31-MAR-09
    RMAN> list copy of database;
    List of Datafile Copies
    Key     File S Completion Time Ckp SCN    Ckp Time        Name
    15      1    A 31-MAR-09       658265     31-MAR-09       /backup/rman/1-20090331
    17      2    A 31-MAR-09       658287     31-MAR-09       /backup/rman/2-20090331
    16      3    A 31-MAR-09       658277     31-MAR-09       /backup/rman/3-20090331
    14      4    A 31-MAR-09       658259     31-MAR-09       /backup/rman/4-20090331
    13      4    A 31-MAR-09       658227     31-MAR-09       /backup/rman/1306541374-20090331
    RMAN> backup datafilecopy like 'sysdate';
    Starting backup at 31-MAR-09
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-03002: failure of backup command at 03/31/2009 21:35:02
    RMAN-20230: datafile copy not found in the recovery catalog
    RMAN> backup datafilecopy like '20090331';
    Starting backup at 31-MAR-09
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-03002: failure of backup command at 03/31/2009 21:35:17
    RMAN-20230: datafile copy not found in the recovery catalog
    RMAN> backup datafilecopy like '%20090331%';
    Starting backup at 31-MAR-09
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: including datafile copy of datafile 00004 in backupset
    input filename=/backup/rman/4-20090331
    channel ORA_DISK_1: including datafile copy of datafile 00001 in backupset
    input filename=/backup/rman/1-20090331
    channel ORA_DISK_1: including datafile copy of datafile 00003 in backupset
    input filename=/backup/rman/3-20090331
    channel ORA_DISK_1: including datafile copy of datafile 00002 in backupset
    input filename=/backup/rman/2-20090331
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 31-MAR-09
    channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 31-MAR-09
    piece handle=/backup/rman/2ekbavt1_1_1 tag=TAG20090331T213529 comment=NONE
    channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:55
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: including datafile copy of datafile 00004 in backupset
    input filename=/backup/rman/1306541374-20090331
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 31-MAR-09
    channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 31-MAR-09
    piece handle=/backup/rman/2fkbavuo_1_1 tag=TAG20090331T213529 comment=NONE
    channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:25
    Finished backup at 31-MAR-09
    Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 31-MAR-09
    piece handle=/backup/rman/c-1306541374-20090331-04 comment=NONE
    Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 31-MAR-09
    RMAN>

  • Control_file_record_keep_time vs retention policy

    Its not thread nor question just read from documents and tried to imply the fact of documents and i think its written correct what i tried to do proof it practically ,neither i am trying to be smart just share with you guys is my observation correct or not.i am using FRA area for backup.
    <quote>
    Relation between RMAN retention period and control_file_record_keep_time
    RMAN backup keeps the backup metadata information in the reusable section of the controlfile.Its depends on the parameter CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME. CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME specifies the minimum number of days before a reusable record in the control file can be reused.
    In the event a new record needs to be added to a reusable section and there is not enough space then it will delete the oldest record, which are aged enough.
    Backup retention policy is the rule to set regarding which backups must be retained (whether on disk or other backup media) to meet the recovery and other requirements.
    If the CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME is less than the retention policy then it may overwrite reusable records prior to obsoleting them in the RMAN metadata. Therfor it is recommended that the CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME should set to a higher value than the retention policy.
    Formula
    CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME = retention period + level 0 backup interval + 1
    For e.g.
    e.q. level 0 backup once a week with retention policy of a recovery windows of 14 days then in this
    case the CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME should be 14+7+1=22
    <quote>
    RMAN> show retention policy
    2> ;
    RMAN configuration parameters are:
    CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 1; # default
    SQL> show parameter control_file_record_keep_time
    NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
    control_file_record_keep_time        integer     7
    SQL>
    SQL> alter system set control_file_record_keep_time=1
      2  /
    System altered.
    SQL> show parameter control_file_record_keep_time
    NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
    control_file_record_keep_time        integer     1
    RMAN> configure retention policy to redundancy  3
    2> ;
    new RMAN configuration parameters:
    CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 3;
    new RMAN configuration parameters are successfully stored
    RMAN> show retention policy
    2> ;
    RMAN configuration parameters are:
    CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 3;
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    Starting backup at 20-NOV-07
    allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
    channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=126 devtype=DISK
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00001 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSTEM01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00003 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSAUX01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00002 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\UNDOTBS01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00004 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\USERS01.DBF
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O1_MF_NN
    NDF_TAG20071120T185951_3N5T2RTX_.BKP comment=NONE
    channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:01:17
    Finished backup at 20-NOV-07
    Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\O1_MF_S
    _639169270_3N5T598C_.BKP comment=NONE
    Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 3
    no obsolete backups found
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    Starting backup at 20-NOV-07
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00001 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSTEM01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00003 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSAUX01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00002 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\UNDOTBS01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00004 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\USERS01.DBF
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O1_MF_NN
    NDF_TAG20071120T190313_3N5T94SG_.BKP comment=NONE
    channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:01:22
    Finished backup at 20-NOV-07
    Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\O1_MF_S
    _639169477_3N5TCPVW_.BKP comment=NONE
    Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 3
    no obsolete backups found
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    Starting backup at 20-NOV-07
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00001 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSTEM01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00003 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSAUX01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00002 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\UNDOTBS01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00004 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\USERS01.DBF
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O1_MF_NN
    NDF_TAG20071120T190500_3N5TDGC9_.BKP comment=NONE
    channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:55
    Finished backup at 20-NOV-07
    Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\O1_MF_S
    _639169556_3N5TG65X_.BKP comment=NONE
    Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 3
    Report of obsolete backups and copies
    Type                 Key    Completion Time    Filename/Handle
    Archive Log          30     19-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_19\O1_MF_1_1_3N35QQX7_.ARC
    Archive Log          31     19-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_19\O1_MF_1_2_3N39LR86_.ARC
    Archive Log          32     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_3_3N4RZBXV_.ARC
    Archive Log          33     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_4_3N4W8SLF_.ARC
    Archive Log          34     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_5_3N4Y1CN7_.ARC
    Archive Log          35     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_6_3N4Z6LGF_.ARC
    Archive Log          36     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_7_3N53S4XK_.ARC
    Archive Log          37     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_8_3N57XHYB_.ARC
    Archive Log          38     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_9_3N5C52D8_.ARC
    Archive Log          39     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_10_3N5C83YB_.ARC
    Archive Log          40     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_11_3N5K9J2Z_.ARC
    Archive Log          41     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_12_3N5MMXHO_.ARC
    Archive Log          42     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_13_3N5N566W_.ARC
    Archive Log          43     20-NOV-07          C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC
    \ORC\ARCHIVELOG\2007_11_20\O1_MF_1_14_3N5RVB4G_.ARC
    RMAN>
    Now i just delete alls backup and increase the control_file_record_keep_time 7 which will be more then retention policy redundancy 3
    RMAN> list backup
    2> ;
    List of Backup Sets
    ===================
    BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    6       Full    512M       DISK        00:01:10     20-NOV-07
            BP Key: 6   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20071120T185951
            Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O
    1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20071120T185951_3N5T2RTX_.BKP
      List of Datafiles in backup set 6
      File LV Type Ckp SCN    Ckp Time  Name
      1       Full 478504     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSTEM01
    .DBF
      2       Full 478504     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\UNDOTBS0
    1.DBF
      3       Full 478504     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSAUX01
    .DBF
      4       Full 478504     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\USERS01.
    DBF
    BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    7       Full    2M         DISK        00:00:04     20-NOV-07
            BP Key: 7   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20071120T190110
            Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\
    O1_MF_S_639169270_3N5T598C_.BKP
      Controlfile Included: Ckp SCN: 478975       Ckp time: 20-NOV-07
      SPFILE Included: Modification time: 20-NOV-07
    BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    8       Full    513M       DISK        00:01:15     20-NOV-07
            BP Key: 8   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20071120T190313
            Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O
    1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20071120T190313_3N5T94SG_.BKP
      List of Datafiles in backup set 8
      File LV Type Ckp SCN    Ckp Time  Name
      1       Full 480265     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSTEM01
    .DBF
      2       Full 480265     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\UNDOTBS0
    1.DBF
      3       Full 480265     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSAUX01
    .DBF
      4       Full 480265     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\USERS01.
    DBF
    BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    9       Full    2M         DISK        00:00:02     20-NOV-07
            BP Key: 9   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20071120T190437
            Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\
    O1_MF_S_639169477_3N5TCPVW_.BKP
      Controlfile Included: Ckp SCN: 480346       Ckp time: 20-NOV-07
      SPFILE Included: Modification time: 20-NOV-07
    BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    10      Full    513M       DISK        00:00:52     20-NOV-07
            BP Key: 10   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20071120T190500
            Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O
    1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20071120T190500_3N5TDGC9_.BKP
      List of Datafiles in backup set 10
      File LV Type Ckp SCN    Ckp Time  Name
      1       Full 480415     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSTEM01
    .DBF
      2       Full 480415     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\UNDOTBS0
    1.DBF
      3       Full 480415     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSAUX01
    .DBF
      4       Full 480415     20-NOV-07 C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\USERS01.
    DBF
    BS Key  Type LV Size       Device Type Elapsed Time Completion Time
    11      Full    2M         DISK        00:00:02     20-NOV-07
            BP Key: 11   Status: AVAILABLE  Compressed: NO  Tag: TAG20071120T190556
            Piece Name: C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\
    O1_MF_S_639169556_3N5TG65X_.BKP
      Controlfile Included: Ckp SCN: 480449       Ckp time: 20-NOV-07
      SPFILE Included: Modification time: 20-NOV-07
    RMAN> delete backup
    2> ;
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    List of Backup Pieces
    BP Key  BS Key  Pc# Cp# Status      Device Type Piece Name
    6       6       1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\OR
    C\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20071120T185951_3N5T2RTX_.BKP
    7       7       1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\OR
    C\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\O1_MF_S_639169270_3N5T598C_.BKP
    8       8       1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\OR
    C\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20071120T190313_3N5T94SG_.BKP
    9       9       1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\OR
    C\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\O1_MF_S_639169477_3N5TCPVW_.BKP
    10      10      1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\OR
    C\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20071120T190500_3N5TDGC9_.BKP
    11      11      1   1   AVAILABLE   DISK        C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\OR
    C\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\O1_MF_S_639169556_3N5TG65X_.BKP
    Do you really want to delete the above objects (enter YES or NO)? yes
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O
    1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20071120T185951_3N5T2RTX_.BKP recid=6 stamp=639169192
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\
    O1_MF_S_639169270_3N5T598C_.BKP recid=7 stamp=639169273
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O
    1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20071120T190313_3N5T94SG_.BKP recid=8 stamp=639169396
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\
    O1_MF_S_639169477_3N5TCPVW_.BKP recid=9 stamp=639169478
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O
    1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20071120T190500_3N5TDGC9_.BKP recid=10 stamp=639169502
    deleted backup piece
    backup piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\
    O1_MF_S_639169556_3N5TG65X_.BKP recid=11 stamp=639169558
    Deleted 6 objects
    RMAN> delete archivelog all
    2> ;
    released channel: ORA_DISK_1
    allocated channel: ORA_DISK_1
    channel ORA_DISK_1: sid=126 devtype=DISK
    specification does not match any archive log in the recovery catalog
    RMAN> list backup
    2> ;
    RMAN> show retention policy
    2> ;
    RMAN configuration parameters are:
    CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 3;
    SQL> show parameter control_file_record_keep_time
    NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
    control_file_record_keep_time        integer     1
    SQL> alter system set control_file_record_keep_time=7
      2  /
    System altered.
    SQL> show parameter control_file_record_keep_time
    NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
    control_file_record_keep_time        integer     7
    SQL>
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    Starting backup at 20-NOV-07
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00001 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSTEM01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00003 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSAUX01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00002 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\UNDOTBS01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00004 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\USERS01.DBF
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O1_MF_NN
    NDF_TAG20071120T191412_3N5TXRSG_.BKP comment=NONE
    channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:01:15
    Finished backup at 20-NOV-07
    Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\O1_MF_S
    _639170131_3N5V03YT_.BKP comment=NONE
    Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 3
    no obsolete backups found
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    Starting backup at 20-NOV-07
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00001 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSTEM01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00003 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSAUX01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00002 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\UNDOTBS01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00004 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\USERS01.DBF
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O1_MF_NN
    NDF_TAG20071120T191655_3N5V2S20_.BKP comment=NONE
    channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:45
    Finished backup at 20-NOV-07
    Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\O1_MF_S
    _639170261_3N5V462Z_.BKP comment=NONE
    Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 3
    no obsolete backups found
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    Starting backup at 20-NOV-07
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    input datafile fno=00001 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSTEM01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00003 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\SYSAUX01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00002 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\UNDOTBS01.DBF
    input datafile fno=00004 name=C:\ORACLE10G\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORC\ORC\USERS01.DBF
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\BACKUPSET\2007_11_20\O1_MF_NN
    NDF_TAG20071120T191836_3N5V5X20_.BKP comment=NONE
    channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:45
    Finished backup at 20-NOV-07
    Starting Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    piece handle=C:\ORACLE\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORC\ORC\AUTOBACKUP\2007_11_20\O1_MF_S
    _639170362_3N5V7C1K_.BKP comment=NONE
    Finished Control File and SPFILE Autobackup at 20-NOV-07
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 3
    no obsolete backups foundnothing obsolete it means control_file_record_keep_time will not affect backups unless it will be less then or equal
    to retention policy.
    Note : Please agree or disagree with me may be i would be wrong
    Khurram

    Sorry for alls readers after a long practical observation at my own database server i came across that my observation was wrong and absurd in this first post, the above observation is not due to control_file_record_keep_time ,its due to something obvious which i am going to share you guys here.
    RMAN> show retention policy
    2> ;
    RMAN configuration parameters are:
    CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 2;
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 2
    no obsolete backups found
    RMAN> list backup
    2> ;
    RMAN>AS documentation says
    "Besides affecting datafile and control file backups, the retention policy affects archived logs and archived log backups.
    First, RMAN decides which datafile and control file backups are obsolete. Then, RMAN considers as obsolete all archived
    log backups that are older than the oldest datafile or control file backup that must be retained."
    Now i connect to SQL and create two big table for filling the redo log file and then get it archived.Please
    consider it here that i am getting archived before any taking backup i.e backup database in order to make
    archive older then the oldest datafile.
    SQL> show parameter control_file_record_keep_time
    NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
    control_file_record_keep_time        integer     7
    SQL> create table a1 as select * from all_objects
      2  /
    Table created.
    SQL> create table a2 as select * from all_objects
      2  /
    Table created.
    C:\>dir C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\flash_recovery_area\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2008_03_17
    Volume in drive C is khurram
    Volume Serial Number is F49D-FF2B
    Directory of C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\flash_recovery_area\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2008_03_17
    03/17/2008  03:44 PM    <DIR>          .
    03/17/2008  03:44 PM    <DIR>          ..
    03/17/2008  03:44 PM         9,750,528 O1_MF_1_15_3XWLVK6T_.ARC
                   1 File(s)      9,750,528 bytes
                   2 Dir(s)  62,714,875,904 bytes free
    Now i take backup
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    Starting backup at 17-MAR-08
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 2
    no obsolete backups found
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    Starting backup at 17-MAR-08
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 2
    Report of obsolete backups and copies
    Type                 Key    Completion Time    Filename/Handle
    Archive Log          402    17-MAR-08          C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\FLASH_RE
    COVERY_AREA\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2008_03_17\O1_MF_1_15_3XWLVK6T_.ARCYou can see the obsolete archived files which is the older then the oldest file which has been obsolete.It also
    does'nt make sense to keep the archived log files which is older then the oldest file cause it will no longer
    be useful for recovery process.
    now back to pavillion
    RMAN> delete obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 2
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    Deleting the following obsolete backups and copies:
    Type                 Key    Completion Time    Filename/Handle
    Archive Log          402    17-MAR-08          C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\FLASH_RE
    COVERY_AREA\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2008_03_17\O1_MF_1_15_3XWLVK6T_.ARC
    Do you really want to delete the above objects (enter YES or NO)? yes
    deleted archive log
    archive log filename=C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\ORCL\ARCHIVELO
    G\2008_03_17\O1_MF_1_15_3XWLVK6T_.ARC recid=402 stamp=649611842
    Deleted 1 objects
    RMAN> delete backup
    2> ;
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    RMAN> list backup
    2> ;
    C:\>dir C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\flash_recovery_area\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2008_03_17
    Volume in drive C is khurram
    Volume Serial Number is F49D-FF2B
    Directory of C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\flash_recovery_area\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2008_
    03_17
    03/17/2008  03:59 PM    <DIR>          .
    03/17/2008  03:59 PM    <DIR>          ..
                   0 File(s)              0 bytes
                   2 Dir(s)  62,724,440,064 bytes freenow this time what i did i created the archived log files after first backup in order to not to make it older
    then the oldest datafile backup.
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    Starting backup at 17-MAR-08
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 2
    no obsolete backups foundnow i come to at SQL and make redo log file filled by creating 2 big tables in order to get it archived
    SQL> create table a3 as select * from all_objects
      2  /
    Table created.
    SQL> create table a4 as select * from all_objects
      2  /
    Table created.
    C:\>dir C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\flash_recovery_area\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2008_03_17
    Volume in drive C is khurram
    Volume Serial Number is F49D-FF2B
    Directory of C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\flash_recovery_area\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2008_
    03_17
    03/17/2008  04:09 PM    <DIR>          .
    03/17/2008  04:09 PM    <DIR>          ..
    03/17/2008  04:09 PM         9,751,552 O1_MF_1_16_3XWNCGRS_.ARC
                   1 File(s)      9,751,552 bytes
                   2 Dir(s)  62,563,205,120 bytes free
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    Starting backup at 17-MAR-08
    using channel ORA_DISK_1
    channel ORA_DISK_1: starting compressed full datafile backupset
    channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 2
    no obsolete backups foundYou can see no archived logs get obsolete yet cause the archivelog O1_MF_1_16_3XWNCGRS_.ARC
    is not older then oldest datafile backup.
    But this archivelog file will get obsolete if its beyond the retention policy,lest see how ,just take one more
    backup ,as i have already taken two time backup and the moment i go to take third backup it will cross ours
    retetnion policy from the period of 2.
    RMAN> backup database
    2> ;
    RMAN> report obsolete
    2> ;
    RMAN retention policy will be applied to the command
    RMAN retention policy is set to redundancy 2
    Report of obsolete backups and copies
    Type                 Key    Completion Time    Filename/Handle
    Backup Set           240    17-MAR-08
      Backup Piece       231    17-MAR-08          C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\FLASH_RE
    COVERY_AREA\ORCL\BACKUPSET\2008_03_17\O1_MF_NNNDF_TAG20080317T160604_3XWN4WTB_.B
    KP
    Backup Set           241    17-MAR-08
      Backup Piece       232    17-MAR-08          C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\FLASH_RE
    COVERY_AREA\ORCL\BACKUPSET\2008_03_17\O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20080317T160604_3XWN6Z95_.B
    KP
    Archive Log          403    17-MAR-08          C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\FLASH_RE
    COVERY_AREA\ORCL\ARCHIVELOG\2008_03_17\O1_MF_1_16_3XWNCGRS_.ARCKhurram

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