RE: 11g Archive Logs?

  • From: "Robert Freeman" <robertgfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "oracle-l" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:33:24 -0600

Sorry, let me clarify...

10g (in WIN, sorry don't have a 10g UNIX setup at the moment):

SQL> show parameter log_archive_dest

NAME TYPE VALUE

------------------------------------ -----------------

log_archive_dest string

log_archive_dest_1 string

log_archive_dest_10 string

log_archive_dest_2 string

log_archive_dest_3 string

log_archive_dest_4 string

log_archive_dest_5 string

log_archive_dest_6 string

log_archive_dest_7 string

log_archive_dest_8 string

log_archive_dest_9 string

SQL> show parameter recover

NAME TYPE VALUE

------------------------------------ -----------

db_recovery_file_dest string c:\oracle\rob10gr2_backup

db_recovery_file_dest_size big integer 2G

SQL> select dest_name, destination from

v$archive_dest;

DEST_NAME DESTINATION

-------------------- -------------------------

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_3

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_4

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_5

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_6

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_7

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_8

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_9

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_10 USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST

-- Look at pertenant directories

-- flash recovery area, has an archived redo log (just did a log switch).

Directory of C:\oracle\rob10gr2_backup\ROB10GR2\ARCHIVELOG\2007_08_18

08/18/2007 08:09 PM <DIR> .

08/18/2007 08:09 PM <DIR> ..

08/18/2007 08:09 PM 5,275,136

O1_MF_1_139_3DH9MMTK_.ARC

-- NO archivelogs in $OH/dbs or $OH/database



Now, look at 11g, something look out of wack here...?:

NAME TYPE VALUE

------------------------------------ -----------

log_archive_dest string

log_archive_dest_1 string

log_archive_dest_10 string

log_archive_dest_2 string

log_archive_dest_3 string

log_archive_dest_4 string

log_archive_dest_5 string

log_archive_dest_6 string

log_archive_dest_7 string

log_archive_dest_8 string

log_archive_dest_9 string

log_archive_dest_state_1 string

enable

log_archive_dest_state_10 string

enable

log_archive_dest_state_2 string

enable

log_archive_dest_state_3 string

enable

log_archive_dest_state_4 string

enable

log_archive_dest_state_5 string

enable

log_archive_dest_state_6 string

enable

log_archive_dest_state_7 string

enable

log_archive_dest_state_8 string

enable

log_archive_dest_state_9 string

enable

SQL> show parameter db_recover

NAME TYPE VALUE

------------------------------------ -----------

db_recovery_file_dest string   /oracle01/flash_recovery_area

db_recovery_file_dest_size big integer 2G

--

-- what is log_archive_dest_1 doing set?????

--

select dest_name, destination from v$archive_dest;

DEST_NAME DESTINATION

------------------------------

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1  /oracle/app/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/dbs/arch

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_3

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_4

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_5

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_6

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_7

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_8

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_9

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_10 USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST

It is archiving to both locations ...




Robert G. Freeman
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of LS Cheng
  Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 7:31 PM
  To: robertgfreeman@xxxxxxxxx
  Cc: oracle-l
  Subject: Re: 11g Archive Logs?


  Hi Robert

  By default if we dont specify log_archive_dest the archved logs goes to
$ORACLE_HOME/dbs, is that what you mean?

  Thanks

  --
  LSC



  On 8/19/07, Robert Freeman <robertgfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
    Any of you fine people install 11g yet and find that your new 11g
database
    was creating archived redo logs in $ORACLE_HOME/dbs?? I've got a
database
    that I created with the DBCA that is doing just that, and I'll be darned
if
    I can figure out why.

    RF


    Robert G. Freeman
    Oracle Consultant/DBA/Author
    Principal Engineer/Team Manager
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    Father of Five, Husband of One,
    Author of various geeky computer titles
    from Osborne/McGraw Hill (Oracle Press)
    Oracle Database 11g New Features Now Available for Pre-sales on
Amazon.com!
    BLOG: http://robertgfreeman.blogspot.com/
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