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Control File Contents: Size of Control Files

A control file contains critical database configuration information that is required for an Oracle database instance to start up and operate. It includes details such as database name, tablespace and datafile names and locations, redo log history, archive log destination and status, and other metadata. The control file location is specified in the initialization parameter file and cannot be directly edited, only modified by Oracle. It is divided into reusable and non-reusable sections to manage space usage and retention of records over time.

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Control File Contents: Size of Control Files

A control file contains critical database configuration information that is required for an Oracle database instance to start up and operate. It includes details such as database name, tablespace and datafile names and locations, redo log history, archive log destination and status, and other metadata. The control file location is specified in the initialization parameter file and cannot be directly edited, only modified by Oracle. It is divided into reusable and non-reusable sections to manage space usage and retention of records over time.

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Control File Contents

A control file contains information about the associated database that is required for access by an
instance, both at startup and during normal operation. Control file information can be modified only by
Oracle Database; no database administrator or user can edit a control file. It contains (but is not
limited to) the following types of information :
Database information (RESETLOGS SCN and their time stamp)

Archive log history

Tablespace and datafile records (filenames, datafile checkpoints, read/write status, offline or
not).

Redo threads (current online redo log)

Database's creation date

database name

current archive log mode

Log records (sequence numbers, SCN range in each log)

RMAN catalog

Database block corruption information

Database ID, which is unique to each DB.

The location of the control files is specified through the control_files init parameter file .

Size of control files :


The size of the control files is governed by the following parameters
maxlogfiles

maxlogmembers

maxloghistory

maxinstances

control_file_record_keep_time
Sections :
The controlfile contains the following sections:
Archives Log (reusable)
Backup Corruption (reusable)
Backup Datafile (reusable)
Backup Piece (reusable)
Backup Redolog (reusable)
Backuo Set (reusable)
Backup spfile
CKPT Process
Copy Corruption (reusable)
Datafile
Datafile Copy (reusable)
Datafile History
Database Incarnation
Deleted Objects (reusable)
Filename
Flashback Log
Instance Space Reservation
Log History (reusable)
MTTR
Offline Range (reusable)
Recovery Destination
Removable Recovery Files
Rman Status

Rman Configuration
Redo Threads
Redo Logs
Tablespace
Temporary Filename
Thread Instance Name Mapping
Proxy Copy
The minimum number of days that a reusable record is kept in the controlfile is controlled by
thecontrol_file_record_keep_time parameter. These sections consist of records. The size, total number
and number of used record are exposed through v$controlfile_record_section.
To Check the information inside controlfile use the below command :
SQL> alter database backup controlfile to trace as 'C:\CREATE_CONTROL.sql' ;

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