Fast Recovery Area free space doubt

Hi All,
I have oracle 11.2.0.3.0 in Windows 2008 server 64 bit , i have Database with ASM and i have enabled Flashback in my database ...
I have assigned 8GB for db recovery area size , in that i have Rman backups , flashback logs, archive logs ..
My doubt is oracle automatically free space in case of no free space in FRA , i have checked for RMAN backups , automatically my obsolete backups are deleted from FRA but i have the doubt about flashback logs ...my flashback retention period is 1 day..
Is oracle automatically deletes the obsolete flashback logs in case of no free space in FRA aur manually i need to delete?
Thanks and regards,
Vikash Chauradia

Vikash Jain (DBA Trainee) wrote:
Hi All,
I have oracle 11.2.0.3.0 in Windows 2008 server 64 bit , i have Database with ASM and i have enabled Flashback in my database ...
I have assigned 8GB for db recovery area size , in that i have Rman backups , flashback logs, archive logs ..
My doubt is oracle automatically free space in case of no free space in FRA , i have checked for RMAN backups , automatically my obsolete backups are deleted from FRA but i have the doubt about flashback logs ...my flashback retention period is 1 day..
Is oracle automatically deletes the obsolete flashback logs in case of no free space in FRA aur manually i need to delete?Please read,
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/backup.112/e10642/rcmmaint.htm#BRADV89615
Aman....

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