Re: RMAN backups while automatic archiving is disabled

From: kevin bale <kevin_bale_at_primus.com.au>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:14:18 +1000
Message-ID: <3d7f2400_1@news.iprimus.com.au>

I am also curious about why you would want to stop automatic archiving. It does not seem to serve any purpose, except possibly to bring about a database halt when all the online redo logs need archiving.

sree <net_mall_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:36e58e89.0209090953.4f986136_at_posting.google.com...
> Hi,
>
> Looks like it is possible to take RMAN backups while the archiveloging
> is disabled. We have an instance that starts with archiver ON. Then,
> we disable the archivelog using "alter system archive log stop".
>
> I was under the impression that I need to enable logging before I take
> RMAN Backups. But, RMAN didn't complain about Archive Logging is
> disabled. I don't get any error.
>
> Is this normal ?? I read from Rman manual that RMAN backups can't be
> taken unless archive log is enabled.
>
> Any comments??
Received on Wed Sep 11 2002 - 06:14:18 CDT