Before coming into the topic- lets understand the importance of archivelog files for performing a flashback operation. Flashback Logs contain old versions of Oracle Blocks. But not every Block Modifications leads to the generation of Flashback Logs. Therefore, if you do a flashback database operation, you will never reach exactly the point in time in the past with flashback logs only. You 'grow your datafiles older' than the point in time you want to reach (very much faster than a complete restore from backup would achieve the same). The rest is then recovered with Redo Protocol from Archivelogs or Online Logs. Basically, flashback database does 2 steps under the cover:
1) make datafiles sufficiently old with old blocks from flashback logs
2) recover with redo protocol to the exact point in time you want to get to.
So what might be the
behavior of rman delete archivelog command,if
you have a guaranteed restore point in your database- lets see what will happen
in differnet scenario.
[oracle@mydb01]:[TTREC1]
$ rman target /
Recovery Manager: Release
12.1.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Sep 5 19:07:59 2016
Copyright (c) 1982, 2014,
Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connected to target
database: TTREC (DBID=4201939161)
RMAN> list
backup summary;
using target database
control file instead of recovery catalog
specification does not
match any backup in the repository
RMAN>
At present, There is no
backup.So I will take one full backup.
RMAN> run {
2> sql 'ALTER SYSTEM
ARCHIVE LOG CURRENT';
3> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk1 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
4> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk2 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
5> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk3 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
6> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk4 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
7> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk5 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
8> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk6 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
9> BACKUP AS
COMPRESSED BACKUPSET FULL TAG 'TTREC_BKP_1' DATABASE
10> FORMAT
'/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_%d_%T_%s' INCLUDE CURRENT CONTROLFILE PLUS
ARCHIVELOG
11> format
'/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_%d_%T_%s';
12> }
sql statement: ALTER
SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG CURRENT
allocated channel: disk1
channel disk1: SID=366
device type=DISK
allocated channel: disk2
channel disk2: SID=400
device type=DISK
allocated channel: disk3
channel disk3: SID=433
device type=DISK
allocated channel: disk4
channel disk4: SID=465
device type=DISK
allocated channel: disk5
channel disk5: SID=499
device type=DISK
allocated channel: disk6
channel disk6: SID=532
device type=DISK
Starting backup at
05-SEP-16
current log archived
channel disk1: starting
compressed archived log backup set
channel disk1: specifying
archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log
thread=1 sequence=22 RECID=167 STAMP=921784152
channel disk1: starting
piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
channel disk2: starting
compressed archived log backup set
channel disk2: specifying
archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log
thread=1 sequence=16 RECID=161 STAMP=921777078
... output truncated ...
channel disk2: backup set
complete, elapsed time: 00:00:37
channel disk3: finished
piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_72 tag=TTREC_BKP_1
comment=NONE
channel disk3: backup set
complete, elapsed time: 00:00:57
channel disk4: finished
piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_73 tag=TTREC_BKP_1
comment=NONE
channel disk4: backup set
complete, elapsed time: 00:00:57
Finished backup at
05-SEP-16
Starting backup at
05-SEP-16
current log archived
channel disk1: starting
compressed archived log backup set
channel disk1: specifying
archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log
thread=1 sequence=24 RECID=169 STAMP=921784214
channel disk1: starting
piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
channel disk1: finished
piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_76 tag=TTREC_BKP_1
comment=NONE
channel disk1: backup set
complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished backup at
05-SEP-16
released channel: disk1
released channel: disk2
released channel: disk3
released channel: disk4
released channel: disk5
released channel: disk6
RMAN>
At this point, I will
create one guaranteed restore point.
RMAN> create restore
point RP_01 guarantee flashback database
;
Statement processed
I will make a log switch.
RMAN> alter system
switch logfile ;
Statement processed
I could see following
archive log file(o1_mf_1_25_cwtfrzbf_.arc)
got creagted and it should contain th information about the restore point that
we took right now.
total 10948
-rw-r----- 1 oracle
asmadmin 1024 Sep 5 19:09 o1_mf_1_23_cwtfkvwt_.arc
-rw-r----- 1 oracle
asmadmin 3072 Sep 5 19:10 o1_mf_1_24_cwtfmp3b_.arc
-rw-r----- 1 oracle
asmadmin 15360 Sep 5 19:13
o1_mf_1_25_cwtfrzbf_.arc
I did few more log
switch.
RMAN>
RMAN> alter system
switch logfile ;
Statement processed
RMAN>
RMAN> alter system
switch logfile ;
Statement processed
RMAN> show all;
RMAN configuration
parameters for database with db_unique_name TTREC are:
CONFIGURE
RETENTION POLICY TO REDUNDANCY 1;
CONFIGURE BACKUP
OPTIMIZATION OFF; # default
CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE
TYPE TO DISK; # default
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE
AUTOBACKUP OFF; # default
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE
AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '%F'; default
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE
DISK PARALLELISM 1 BACKUP TYPE TO BACKUPSET; # default
CONFIGURE DATAFILE BACKUP
COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default
CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG
BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default
CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO
UNLIMITED; # default
CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION FOR
DATABASE OFF; # default
CONFIGURE ENCRYPTION
ALGORITHM 'AES128'; # default
CONFIGURE COMPRESSION
ALGORITHM 'BASIC' AS OF RELEASE 'DEFAULT' OPTIMIZE FOR LOAD TRUE ; # default
CONFIGURE RMAN OUTPUT TO
KEEP FOR 7 DAYS; # default
CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG
DELETION POLICY TO NONE; # default
CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT
CONTROLFILE NAME TO
'/u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0.2/db_1/dbs/snapcf_TTREC1.f'; # default
RMAN> exit
Recovery Manager
complete.
From the above output,its
clear that default retention policy set to REDUNDANCY
1(default).A redundancy-based retention policy
specifies how many backups of each datafile must be retained.
I will create second sets
of backup, just to verify how rman will perform ‘delete obsolete’ command with
database where we have quaranteed restore point exists.
[oracle@mydb01]:[TTREC1]
$ mkdir -p /t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2
[oracle@mydb01]:[TTREC1]
$ rman target /
Recovery Manager: Release
12.1.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Sep 5 19:15:22 2016
Copyright (c) 1982, 2014,
Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connected to target
database: TTREC (DBID=4201939161)
RMAN> run {
2> sql 'ALTER SYSTEM
ARCHIVE LOG CURRENT';
3> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk1 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
4> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk2 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
5> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk3 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
6> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk4 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
7> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk5 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
8> ALLOCATE CHANNEL
disk6 DEVICE TYPE DISK;
9> BACKUP AS
COMPRESSED BACKUPSET FULL TAG 'TTREC_BKP_1' DATABASE
10> FORMAT
'/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/Backup_%d_%T_%s' INCLUDE CURRENT CONTROLFILE PLUS
ARCHIVELOG
11> format
'/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_%d_%T_%s';
12> }
using target database
control file instead of recovery catalog
sql statement: ALTER
SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG CURRENT
allocated channel: disk1
channel disk1: SID=662
device type=DISK
allocated channel: disk2
channel disk2: SID=366
device type=DISK
allocated channel: disk3
channel disk3: SID=400
device type=DISK
allocated channel: disk4
channel disk4: SID=433
device type=DISK
allocated channel: disk5
channel disk5: SID=465
device type=DISK
allocated channel: disk6
channel disk6: SID=499
device type=DISK
Starting backup at
05-SEP-16
current log archived
channel disk1: starting
compressed archived log backup set
channel disk1: specifying
archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log
thread=1 sequence=21 RECID=166 STAMP=921777332
input archived log
thread=1 sequence=22 RECID=167 STAMP=921784152
channel disk1: starting
piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
channel disk2: starting
compressed archived log backup set
channel disk2: specifying
archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log
thread=1 sequence=16 RECID=161 STAMP=921777078
channel disk2: starting
piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
channel disk3: starting
compressed archived log backup set
... output truncated ...
channel disk3: backup set
complete, elapsed time: 00:00:56
channel disk4: finished
piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
piece handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/Backup_TTREC_20160905_86
tag=TTREC_BKP_1 comment=NONE
channel disk4: backup set
complete, elapsed time: 00:00:56
Finished backup at
05-SEP-16
Starting backup at
05-SEP-16
current log archived
channel disk1: starting
compressed archived log backup set
channel disk1: specifying
archived log(s) in backup set
input archived log
thread=1 sequence=30 RECID=175 STAMP=921784591
channel disk1: starting
piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
channel disk1: finished
piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
piece handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_89
tag=TTREC_BKP_1 comment=NONE
channel disk1: backup set
complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished backup at
05-SEP-16
released channel: disk1
released channel: disk2
released channel: disk3
released channel: disk4
released channel: disk5
released channel: disk6
RMAN> exit
Recovery Manager
complete.
Here I wil try to delete
archivelog with following command
[oracle@mydb01]:[TTREC1]
$ rman target /
Recovery Manager: Release
12.1.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Sep 5 19:17:21 2016
Copyright (c) 1982, 2014,
Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connected to target
database: TTREC (DBID=4201939161)
RMAN> list backup
summary;
using target database
control file instead of recovery catalog
List of Backups
===============
Key
TY LV S Device Type Completion Time #Pieces #Copies Compressed Tag
------- -- -- -
----------- --------------- ------- ------- ---------- ---
59
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
60
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
61
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
62
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
63
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
64
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
65
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1
1 YES
TTREC_BKP_1
66
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
67
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
68
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16 1
1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
69
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
70
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
71
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
72
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
73
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
74
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
75
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
76
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
77
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
78
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
79
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
80
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
81
B F A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
82
B A A DISK
05-SEP-16
1 1
YES TTREC_BKP_1
RMAN> DELETE NOPROMPT ARCHIVELOG ALL BACKED UP 1 TIMES TO DEVICE
TYPE DISK;
allocated channel:
ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1:
SID=366 device type=DISK
RMAN-08139:
WARNING: archived redo log not deleted, needed for guaranteed restore point
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_25_cwtfrzbf_.arc
thread=1 sequence=25
List of Archived Log
Copies for database with db_unique_name TTREC
=====================================================================
Key
Thrd Seq S Low Time
------- ---- ------- -
---------
161
1 16 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_16_cwt6np93_.arc
166
1 21 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_21_cwt6wn4n_.arc
167
1 22 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_22_cwtfkr9v_.arc
168
1 23 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_23_cwtfkvwt_.arc
169
1 24 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_24_cwtfmp3b_.arc
171
1 26 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_26_cwtftcz4_.arc
172
1 27 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_27_cwtftghz_.arc
173
1 28 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_28_cwtfxkk0_.arc
174
1 29 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_29_cwtfxo2r_.arc
175
1 30 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_30_cwtfzhd9_.arc
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_16_cwt6np93_.arc RECID=161
STAMP=921777078
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_21_cwt6wn4n_.arc RECID=166
STAMP=921777332
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_22_cwtfkr9v_.arc RECID=167
STAMP=921784152
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_23_cwtfkvwt_.arc RECID=168 STAMP=921784155
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_24_cwtfmp3b_.arc RECID=169
STAMP=921784214
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_26_cwtftcz4_.arc RECID=171
STAMP=921784427
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_27_cwtftghz_.arc RECID=172
STAMP=921784430
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_28_cwtfxkk0_.arc RECID=173
STAMP=921784529
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_29_cwtfxo2r_.arc RECID=174
STAMP=921784533
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_30_cwtfzhd9_.arc RECID=175
STAMP=921784591
Deleted 10 objects
RMAN>
RMAN deleted all the
archivelog files except the one required for a guaranteed restore point(o1_mf_1_25_cwtfrzbf_.arc).
I did few more log
switch.
RMAN> alter system
switch logfile ;
Statement processed
RMAN> alter system
switch logfile ;
Statement processed
RMAN> delete
archivelog all;
released channel:
ORA_DISK_1
allocated channel:
ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1:
SID=366 device type=DISK
RMAN-08139:
WARNING: archived redo log not deleted, needed for guaranteed restore point
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_25_cwtfrzbf_.arc
thread=1 sequence=25
List of Archived Log
Copies for database with db_unique_name TTREC
=====================================================================
Key
Thrd Seq S Low Time
------- ---- ------- -
---------
176
1 31 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_31_cwtg3bf4_.arc
177
1 32 A 05-SEP-16
Name: /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_32_cwtg3mpw_.arc
Do you really want to
delete the above objects (enter YES or NO)? yes
deleted archived log
archived log file name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_31_cwtg3bf4_.arc
RECID=176 STAMP=921784714
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_32_cwtg3mpw_.arc RECID=177
STAMP=921784723
Deleted 2 objects
Again RMAN reported the
same error.
RMAN> report obsolete;
RMAN retention policy
will be applied to the command
RMAN retention
policy is set to redundancy 1
Report of obsolete
backups and copies
Type
Key
Completion Time Filename/Handle
--------------------
------ ------------------ --------------------
Backup
Set
62 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 63
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_66
Backup
Set
61 05-SEP-16
Backup Piece
62
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_67
Backup
Set
59 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 60
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_68
Backup
Set
60 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 61
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_69
Backup
Set
65 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 66
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_70
Backup
Set
66 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 67
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_71
Backup
Set
68 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 69
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_72
Backup
Set 67
05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 68
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_73
Backup Set
64
05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 65
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_74
Backup Set
63 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 64
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_75
Backup
Set
69 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 70
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_76
Backup
Set
75 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 76
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_77
Backup
Set
74 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 75
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_78
Backup
Set
70 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 71
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_79
Backup
Set
71 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 72
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_80
Backup
Set
72 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 73
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_81
Backup
Set
73 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 74
05-SEP-16 /t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_82
I will take one more
backup of my archivelog files.So that my archivelog file should be a candidate
for rman obsolete command.
RMAN> alter system
switch logfile;
Statement processed
RMAN> backup ARCHIVELOG
all;
Starting backup at
05-SEP-16
current log archived
using channel ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1:
starting archived log backup set
channel ORA_DISK_1:
specifying archived log(s) in backup set
input
archived log thread=1 sequence=25
RECID=170 STAMP=921784383
input archived log
thread=1 sequence=33 RECID=178 STAMP=921784856
input archived log
thread=1 sequence=34 RECID=179 STAMP=921784882
channel ORA_DISK_1:
starting piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
channel ORA_DISK_1:
finished piece 1 at 05-SEP-16
piece handle=/data2/TTREC/backupset/2016_09_05/o1_mf_annnn_TAG20160905T192122_cwtg8lff_.bkp
tag=TAG20160905T192122 comment=NONE
channel ORA_DISK_1:
backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:00:01
Finished backup at
05-SEP-16
RMAN> report obsolete;
RMAN retention policy
will be applied to the command
RMAN retention policy is
set to redundancy 1
Report of obsolete
backups and copies
Type
Key Completion Time Filename/Handle
--------------------
------ ------------------ --------------------
Backup
Set 62
05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 63
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_66
Backup
Set
61 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 62
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_67
Backup
Set
59 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 60
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_68
Backup
Set
60 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 61
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_69
Backup
Set
65 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 66
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_70
Backup
Set
66 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 67
05-SEP-16 /t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_71
Backup
Set
68 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 69
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_72
Backup
Set
67 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 68 05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_73
Backup
Set
64 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 65
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_74
Backup
Set
63 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 64
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_75
Backup
Set
69 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 70
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_76
Backup
Set
75 05-SEP-16
Backup Piece
76
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_77
Backup
Set
74 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 75
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_78
Backup
Set
70 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 71
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_79
Backup
Set
71 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 72
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_80
Backup
Set
72 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 73
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_81
Backup
Set
73 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 74
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_82
RMAN haven’t listed that
archivelog file as obsolete .I am gonna delete my guaranteed resote point and
will check again.
RMAN> select name from
v$restore_point;
NAME
------------------------------------
RP_01
RMAN> drop restore
point RP_01;
Statement processed
RMAN> report obsolete;
RMAN retention policy
will be applied to the command
RMAN retention policy is
set to redundancy 1
Report of obsolete
backups and copies
Type
Key Completion Time Filename/Handle
--------------------
------ ------------------ --------------------
Backup
Set
62 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 63
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_66
Backup
Set
61 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 62
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_67
Backup
Set
59 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 60
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_68
Backup
Set
60 05-SEP-16
Backup Piece
61
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_69
Backup
Set
65 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 66
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_70
Backup
Set
66 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 67
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_71
Backup
Set
68 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 69
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_72
Backup
Set
67 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 68
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_73
Backup
Set
64 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 65
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_74
Backup
Set 63
05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 64
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_75
Archive
Log 170
05-SEP-16 /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_25_cwtfrzbf_.arc
Backup
Set
69 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 70
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_76
Backup
Set
75 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 76
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_77
Backup
Set
74 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 75
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_78
Backup
Set
70 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 71
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_79
Backup
Set
71 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 72
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_80
Backup
Set
72 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 73
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_81
Backup Set
73 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 74
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_82
RMAN>
RMAN> delete obsolete
;
RMAN retention policy
will be applied to the command
RMAN retention policy is
set to redundancy 1
allocated channel:
ORA_DISK_1
channel ORA_DISK_1:
SID=761 device type=DISK
Deleting the following
obsolete backups and copies:
Type
Key Completion Time Filename/Handle
--------------------
------ ------------------ --------------------
Backup
Set
62 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 63
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_66
Backup
Set
61 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 62
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_67
Backup
Set
59 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 60
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_68
Backup
Set
60 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 61
05-SEP-16 /t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_69
Backup
Set
65 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 66
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_70
Backup Set
66
05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 67
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_71
Backup
Set
68 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 69
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_72
Backup
Set
67 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 68 05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_73
Backup
Set
64 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 65
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_74
Backup
Set
63 05-SEP-16
Backup Piece
64
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_75
Archive
Log 170
05-SEP-16 /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_25_cwtfrzbf_.arc
Backup
Set
69 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 70
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_76
Backup
Set
75 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 76
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_77
Backup
Set
74 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 75
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_78
Backup
Set
70 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 71
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_79
Backup
Set
71 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 72
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_80
Backup
Set
72 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 73
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_81
Backup
Set
73 05-SEP-16
Backup
Piece 74
05-SEP-16
/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_82
Do you really want to
delete the above objects (enter YES or NO)? YES
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_66 RECID=63 STAMP=921784156
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_67 RECID=62 STAMP=921784156
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_68 RECID=60 STAMP=921784156
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_69 RECID=61 STAMP=921784156
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_70 RECID=66 STAMP=921784157
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_71 RECID=67 STAMP=921784157
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_72 RECID=69 STAMP=921784157
deleted backup piece
backup piece handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_73
RECID=68 STAMP=921784157
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_74 RECID=65 STAMP=921784159
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/Backup_TTREC_20160905_75 RECID=64 STAMP=921784157
deleted archived log
archived log file
name=/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_25_cwtfrzbf_.arc RECID=170
STAMP=921784383
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_1/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_76 RECID=70 STAMP=921784214
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_77 RECID=76 STAMP=921784533
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_78 RECID=75 STAMP=921784533
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_79 RECID=71 STAMP=921784533
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_80 RECID=72 STAMP=921784533
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_81 RECID=73 STAMP=921784533
deleted backup piece
backup piece
handle=/t4_nfs_2/TTREC_BKP_2/ARCHIVE_TTREC_20160905_82 RECID=74 STAMP=921784533
Deleted 18 objects
RMAN> exit
Recovery Manager
complete.
[oracle@ehrsvpitoel02]:[TTREC1]
$ ls -lrt /data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_25_cwtfrzbf_.arc
ls:
/data2/TTREC/archivelog/2016_09_05/o1_mf_1_25_cwtfrzbf_.arc: No such file or
directory
[oracle@ehrsvpitoel02]:[TTREC1]
$
Conclusion:-
RMAN basically wont
delete archive log files that are really required for a guaranteed restore point. Files in the fast recovery area are not
eligible for deletion if they are required to satisfy a guaranteed restore
point.
However, archived redo logs required to satisfy a guaranteed restore point may be deleted after they are backed up to disk or tape when there was a space pressure in FRA. When you use the RMAN FLASHBACK DATABASE command, if the archived redo logs required to satisfy a specified guaranteed restore point are notavailable in the fast recovery area, they are restored from the backups.
However, archived redo logs required to satisfy a guaranteed restore point may be deleted after they are backed up to disk or tape when there was a space pressure in FRA. When you use the RMAN FLASHBACK DATABASE command, if the archived redo logs required to satisfy a specified guaranteed restore point are notavailable in the fast recovery area, they are restored from the backups.
The retention
policy affects archived redo logs and level 1 incremental backups. First, RMAN decides which
datafile and control file backups are obsolete. Then, RMAN considers as obsolete all archived logs and
incremental level 1 backups that are not needed to recover the oldest datafile
or control file backup that must be retained.
