I would suggest that you read the Backup and Recovery Manual for your version of Oracle. You don't say what version of Oracle, whether you are using a recovery catalog, whether you have OEM, etc. This information is needed by the list members who may be able to help. Regards, Ruth -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of J. Dex Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 9:09 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Rman backup archivelogs How do you make rman backup the necessary archivelogs and then delete them when they are no longer necessary? I am new to rman. One book that I read says you have to do this by putting ?backup archivelog all?; in your script but doesn?t mention how to delete when they aren?t necessary. Then someone else told me you don?t have to put anything in a script, you just set CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; I am rather confused at this point. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l