Re: Archive Log Mode Question

From: <mpir_at_compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 20:45:42 GMT
Message-ID: <7lgk1i$of8$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

If you are talking about hot backups, you can't disable archive logging. The database needs the archive logs to handle 'hot' mode. If you are talking about cold backups, then the database is down and archiving is irrelevant.

In article <7lfcsr$9f8$1_at_taliesin.netcom.net.uk>, "Alex" <alex.hudghton_at_capgemini.co.uk> wrote:
> John
>
> Which documentation? There is no need to disable archive log mode at
any
> time.
>
> Alex
>
> John Monson <90737.wslms0.wslm.wec.com> wrote in message
> <7lad4b$1n4m_at_sccat.pgh.wec.com>...
> >I'm running Oracle8 in archive log mode. My question
> >concerns backups. Documentation suggests disabling
> >archive log mode, then tagging archived logs, and then
> >restarting archive log mode before deleting the tagged files.
> >Will my backups be usable if I delete the tagged files before
> >archive log mode is restarted ?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >John
> >
> >
>
>

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