Archived Redo Log Files Management

Posted by Narashim Reddy .R on August 16, 2009

3 Votes

Checking Database Mode:

SQL> archive log list;
Database log mode No Archive Mode
Automatic archival Disabled
Archive destination /home/oracle/tarun4/archive
Oldest online log sequence 0
Current log sequence 1
Configuring Database to archive:
SQL> shutdown immediate;
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> create pfile from spfile;
File created.
SQL> !
[oracle@reddy ~]$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
[oracle@reddy dbs]$ vi inittarun4.ora

*.log_archive_dest=/home/oracle/tarun4/archive
*.log_archive_format=arch_%t_%r_%s.arc
*.log_archive_start=true
:wq!

[oracle@reddy dbs]$ cd
[oracle@reddy ~]$ sqlplus sys as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 Production on Tue Nov 18 17:55:03 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Enter password:
Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> create spfile from pfile;
File created.
SQL> startup mount;
ORA-32004: obsolete and/or deprecated parameter(s) specified
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 348127232 bytes
Fixed Size 1219328 bytes
Variable Size 289408256 bytes
Database Buffers 50331648 bytes
Redo Buffers 7168000 bytes
Database mounted.
SQL> alter database archivelog;
Database altered.
SQL> alter database open;
Database altered.
SQL> archive log list;
Database log mode Archive Mode
Automatic archival Enabled
Archive destination /home/oracle/tarun4/archive
Oldest online log sequence 0
Next log sequence to archive 1
Current log sequence 1
SQL> select archiver from v$instance;
ARCHIVE
STARTED
Configuring Database to noarchive:
SQL> archive log list;
Database log mode Archive Mode
Automatic archival Enabled
Archive destination /home/oracle/tarun4/archive
Oldest online log sequence 0
Next log sequence to archive 1
Current log sequence 1
SQL> shutdown immediate;
Database closed.

Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> startup mount;
ORA-32004: obsolete and/or deprecated parameter(s) specified
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 348127232 bytes
Fixed Size 1219328 bytes
Variable Size 289408256 bytes
Database Buffers 50331648 bytes
Redo Buffers 7168000 bytes
Database mounted.
SQL> alter database noarchivelog;
Database altered.
SQL> alter database open;
Database altered.
SQL> archive log list;
Database log mode No Archive Mode
Automatic archival Disabled
Archive destination /home/oracle/tarun4/archive
Oldest online log sequence 0
Current log sequence 1
SQL> select archiver from v$instance;
ARCHIVE
STOPPED