what is your backup retention policy. I think you were supposed cross check all first, then delete absolute and after wards you were supposed to delete the piece/s which you do not want.. thnaks..subodh On 22 June 2010 12:41, Dunbar, Norman < norman.dunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Morning Janine, > > >> Ok, folks, I am very confused. > Welcome to RMAN! ;-) > > <SNIP> > > >> I then ran my level 0 incremental copy like so: > >> > >> run { > >> recover copy of database > >> with tag 'incremental'; > >> backup > >> incremental level 1 > Level 0 or level 1? > > <SNIP> > > >> restore archivelog all validate; > >> which reports that it has no backup of the archived logs for > >> sequence numbers 2281 through 2416. > >> > >> The three sequence numbers listed in v$log are 2417, 2418 > >> and 2419, so these are reasonably current archive logs. > Maybe, your level 0 was actually a level 1 and that's why there are > missing archives? > > > Cheers, > Norman. > > > Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally > privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the > sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. We have > checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should still > check any attachment before opening it. We may have to make this message and > any reply to it public if asked to under the Freedom of Information Act, > Data Protection Act or for litigation. Email messages and attachments sent > to or from any Environment Agency address may also be accessed by someone > other than the sender or recipient, for business purposes. If we have sent > you information and you wish to use it please read our terms and conditions > which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find out more about the > Environment Agency at www.environment-agency.gov.uk > > Information in this message may be confidential and may be legally > privileged. If you have received this message by mistake, please notify the > sender immediately, delete it and do not copy it to anyone else. > > We have checked this email and its attachments for viruses. But you should > still check any attachment before opening it. > We may have to make this message and any reply to it public if asked to > under the Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act or for litigation. > Email messages and attachments sent to or from any Environment Agency > address may also be accessed by someone other than the sender or recipient, > for business purposes. > > If we have sent you information and you wish to use it please read our > terms and conditions which you can get by calling us on 08708 506 506. Find > out more about the Environment Agency at www.environment-agency.gov.uk > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- ============================== DO NOT FORGET TO SMILE TODAY ==============================