ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files and flash_recovery_area

Question

Hi.
I am getting the below errors (at the end) when trying to backup the database using RMAN.
The directory structure is
E:\oracle\TEST
E:\oracle\TEST\flash_recovery_area
E:\oracle\TEST\flash_recovery_area\arch --> HAS ARCHIVE FILES
E:\oracle\TEST\flash_recovery_area\TEST
E:\oracle\ATEST\flash_recovery_area\TEST\BACKUPSET --> RMAN backup sets
E:\oracle\TEST\flash_recovery_area\TEST\ONLINELOG --> This is empty.
D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\ is oracle home
It has:
D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\admin
D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db1
D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata
D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata\test has data files.
1) I created this database using OUI and DBCA and I have a feeling that this structure is somewhat convoluted. Could you let me know if this needs to be changed?
2) Secondly, the RMAN error. The entire size of E:\oracle\TEST\flash_recovery_area is now only 1.74 GB yet I am getting this error.
I deleted old archive logs from E:\oracle\TEST\flash_recovery_area\arch . Currently it has only arch logs for seven days. Next I issued delete expired archivelog all command. Right now crosscheck archivelog all finds only 40 archive logs..
and increased db_recovery_file_dest_size to 10GB. alter system set db_recovery_file_dest_size=10000M scope=both;
select name
, floor(space_limit / 1024 / 1024) "Size MB"
, ceil(space_used / 1024 / 1024) "Used MB"
from v$recovery_file_dest
order by name
This query is returning the use space as 6GB. However physically only 1.74 GB is currenly used. Please let me know the way forward. Appreciate in advance.
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 09-JUN-09
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_DISK_1 channel at 06/09/2009 17:56:
15
ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files
ORA-19804: cannot reclaim 52428800 bytes disk space from 10485760000 limit
continuing other job steps, job failed will not be re-run
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting full datafile backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
including current control file in backupset
including current SPFILE in backupset
channel ORA_DISK_1: starting piece 1 at 09-JUN-09
channel ORA_DISK_1: finished piece 1 at 09-JUN-09
piece handle=E:\ORACLE\TEST\FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA\TEST\BACKUPSET\2009_06_09\
O1_MF_NCSNF_TAG20090609T175224_52XPN0Y9_.BKP tag=TAG20090609T175224 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:02
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_DISK_1 channel at 06/09/2009 17:56:
15
ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files
ORA-19804: cannot reclaim 52428800 bytes disk space from 10485760000 limit
RMAN-03009: failure of backup command on ORA_DISK_1 channel at 06/09/2009 17:54:
19
ORA-19809: limit exceeded for recovery files
ORA-19804: cannot reclaim 52428800 bytes disk space from 10485760000 limit
RMAN>

Answer 1

Hi,
Thanks for looking into my problem... Here are the answers..
SQL> archive log list;
Database log mode Archive Mode
Automatic archival Enabled
Archive destination E:\oracle\TEST\flash_recovery_area\arch
Oldest online log sequence 1011
Next log sequence to archive 1013
Current log sequence 1013
SQL>
select * from v$flash_recovery_area_usage;
FILE_TYPE     PERCENT_SPACE_USED     PERCENT_SPACE_RECLAIMABLE     NUMBER_OF_FILES
CONTROLFILE     0.00               0.00                    0
ONLINELOG     0.00               0.00                    0
ARCHIVELOG     0.00               0.00                    0
BACKUPPIECE     66.57               0.20                    5
IMAGECOPY     0.00               0.00                    0
FLASHBACKLOG     0.00               0.00                    0
SQL> show parameter log_archive_dest
NAME TYPE VALUE
log_archive_dest string
log_archive_dest_1 string LOCATION=E:\oracle\TEST\flash_recovery_area\arch
log_archive_dest_10 string
log_archive_dest_2 string
log_archive_dest_3 string
log_archive_dest_4 string
log_archive_dest_5 string
log_archive_dest_6 string
log_archive_dest_7 string
log_archive_dest_8 string
NAME TYPE VALUE
log_archive_dest_9 string
log_archive_dest_state_1 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_10 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_2 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_3 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_4 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_5 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_6 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_7 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_8 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_9 string enable
SQL>