Re: RMAN and archive log current

On Sep 26, 12:27 pm, Cristian Cudizio <cristian.cudi..._at_yahoo.it> wrote:
> On 26 Set, 21:08, Michael42 <melliot..._at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > With Oracle 10g and RMAN I have a question concerning the following
> > operation:
>
> > alter system archive log current
>
> > Should I perform this just before or just after my RMAN backup?
>
> > Thanks for clarifying,
>
> > Michael
>
> it is better to execute it before backing up your archived logs. That
> guarantes that
> on backup you have the most data possible.
>
> regards,
>
> Cristian Cudizio
>
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I've been sort of wondering about this advice: http://www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/09-2007/msg00487.html

In O8i I found strangeness with respect to arcs generated during the backup, right near the end of the backup, but I don't know if that applies to more modern versions (probably not).

jg

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