RE: switch logfile vs. archive log current

No, it is not necessary to switch or archive the log file at every tablespace. I, too, run the switch and archive commands _after_ the last tablespace.

Hemant
At 10:26 AM 19-03-03 -0800, you wrote:

>I use switch logfile exclusively within my hot backups (because at the time
>I wrote the scripts I was unaware of the difference) but also check V$LOG to
>make sure the archive write is complete before proceeding with the backup.
>I has worked fine on my 8.x production database for the last 4+ years
>(including daily recoveries to build a Reporting instance).
>
>I do have a question though. What is the purpose of switching the logfile
>for each tablespace? I do it once, after all of the tablespaces have been
>backed up. Am I missing something?
>
>Mike Hand
>Polaroid Corp.
>
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>
>
>A "switch logfile" isn't mandatory and an "archive log current" is highly
>recommended.
>The "switch logfile" command would return immdiately and would not
>wait for the archiver to complete archiving the log. The "archive log
>current"
>would return only after the archiver has completed it's job.
>You must backup the archivelogs from the first one generated
>after the first "alter tablespace begin backup" to the first one
>after the last "alter tablespace end backup". You are also
>backing up the controlfile which is also highly recommended.
>
>I normally use a combination of multiple "switch logfile", "archive log"
>commands and
>a Unix "sleep" command and then exclude the last archivelog from the backup
>just to be safe.
>Hemant
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Hemant K Chitale
My personal web site is : http://hkchital.tripod.com Received on Thu Mar 20 2003 - 08:01:13 CST