This is a quick update regarding using this cmd Backup Archivelog all Archivelog until time ... Delete input This cmd does what I wanted it to do, however, when tested, it will actually run 2 backups, one for each criteria. The original thought was to do backup all then do a delete only without doing a baclup. This does not look like it is possible, though, in rman. -----Original Message----- From: Remigiusz Sokolowski <remigiusz.sokolowski@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:16 AM To: Roger.Xu@xxxxxxxx Cc: fmhabash@xxxxxxxxx; Oracle-L Group <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: RMAN backup all but delete n days old On wto, 2009-02-17 at 13:18 -0700, Xu, Roger wrote: > I have a similar question - hope someone can answer both :) > > Can we backup all offline redo logs and delete only the ones which have > been successfully transferred to the standby? > > TIA! AFAIK that is done automatically (at least in 10.2.0.3). If one tries to delete with rman an archivelog which is not copied to standby it fails with RMAN-08137: WARNING: archive log not deleted as it is still needed regards Remigiusz -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Remigiusz Sokolowski <remigiusz.sokolowski@xxxxxxxxxx> pos : DBA at DUSB addr : Nordea Bank Polska SA, Luzycka 6A Street, 81-537 Gdynia, Poland phone: +48 58 667 17 43 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nordea Bank Polska S.A. z siedziba w Gdyni, ul. Kielecka 2, 81-303 Gdynia wpisana do Rejestru Przedsiebiorców Krajowego Rejestru Sadowego pod numerem: 0000021828, dla której dokumentacje przechowuje Sad Rejonowy Gdansk ? Pólnoc w Gdansku, VIII Wydzial Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sadowego, o kapitale zakladowym i wplaconym w wysokosci: 227.593.500,00 zlotych, NIP: 586-000-78-20, REGON: 190024711 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l