Re: RMAN Retention policies

Hi Jerome,

If you only keep the logs generated during the backups, then up until what time do you expect to recover to? There'll be a gap from Dec 04 til now? Or?

Tony
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From: "Vitalis Jerome" <vitalisman_at_gmail.com> To: <t_adolph_at_hotmail.com>
Cc: <mschmitt_at_uchicago.edu>; <oracle-l_at_freelists.org> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: RMAN Retention policies

> > is the monthly backup cold / off line? I guess so, if not you must keep
all
> > archived redos for that time, i.e. a year
>
> That's not true. You must keep the logs generated during the backups,
> not 1 year worth of logs.
> As I said, it seems that RMAN 9i does not enforce this need
> correctedly (by means of option KEEP LOGS). It keeps *all* subsequent
> logs.
>
> Jerome
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