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9 2 Maintaining Rman Backups and Repository Records

This document provides instructions for performing various maintenance tasks related to the Fast Recovery Area and RMAN backups in Oracle Database. It describes how to check space usage and change the location of the Fast Recovery Area, update the RMAN repository by crosschecking or cataloging backups, change backup statuses, and delete obsolete backups and archived redo logs.

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9 2 Maintaining Rman Backups and Repository Records

This document provides instructions for performing various maintenance tasks related to the Fast Recovery Area and RMAN backups in Oracle Database. It describes how to check space usage and change the location of the Fast Recovery Area, update the RMAN repository by crosschecking or cataloging backups, change backup statuses, and delete obsolete backups and archived redo logs.

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--if it is not running already then start listener


$ lsnrctl start

--if it is not started already, startup database


$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL> startup
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--Maintaining the Fast Recovery Area

--Fast Recovery Area Space Consumption


$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL> SELECT SPACE_LIMIT/1024/1024 AS SPACE_LIMIT_MB,


SPACE_USED/1024/1024 SPACE_USED_MB,
SPACE_RECLAIMABLE/1024/1024 SPACE_RECLAIMABLE_MB,
NUMBER_OF_FILES
FROM V$RECOVERY_FILE_DEST;

SQL> SELECT NAME FROM V$RECOVERY_FILE_DEST;

--Fast Recovery Area Space Usage Based on Type of Files


SQL> SELECT FILE_TYPE,
NUMBER_OF_FILES,
PERCENT_SPACE_USED AS PER_USED,
PERCENT_SPACE_RECLAIMABLE AS PER_RECLAIM
FROM V$RECOVERY_AREA_USAGE;

#############
--Changing the Fast Recovery Area to a New Location
ALTER SYSTEM SET DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST='/home/oracle/fast_rec_area' SCOPE=BOTH
SID='*';

--Disabling the Fast Recovery Area


ALTER SYSTEM SET DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST='' SCOPE=BOTH SID='*';
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--Updating the RMAN Repository

$ rman target sys/oracle@primary catalog rcatown/rcatown@rcatpdb

--Crosschecking All Backups and Copies


RMAN> CROSSCHECK BACKUP;

RMAN> CROSSCHECK COPY;

--Crosschecking Specific Backup Sets and Copies


RMAN> CROSSCHECK COPY OF DATABASE;

--to identify the backups to be checked


RMAN> LIST BACKUP;

RMAN> CROSSCHECK BACKUPSET &BS_KEY&;

RMAN> CROSSCHECK BACKUPPIECE TAG 'PERMANENT';


RMAN> CROSSCHECK BACKUP OF ARCHIVELOG ALL SPFILE;

--to find file name


SQL> col name format a50

SQL> select df.file#,df.name


from v$datafile df, v$tablespace ts
where df.ts#=ts.ts# and ts.name='TBS_DATA';

RMAN> CROSSCHECK BACKUP OF DATAFILE '&file_name&';

--check whether the copy of control file exists


$ cd /home/oracle/backups

$ ls -ltr

--create copy of control file if it isn't exists


RMAN> BACKUP AS COPY
CURRENT CONTROLFILE
FORMAT '/home/oracle/backups/control01.ctl';

RMAN> CROSSCHECK CONTROLFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/control01.ctl';

RMAN> CROSSCHECK DATAFILECOPY ALL;

--Updating a Backup to Status AVAILABLE or UNAVAILABLE

--to determine the availability status of RMAN backups


RMAN> LIST BACKUP TAG 'KEEP_ONE_YEAR';

--to update status of backups in the RMAN repository


RMAN> CHANGE BACKUPSET &BS_KEY& UNAVAILABLE;

RMAN> CHANGE BACKUP OF SPFILE TAG 'KEEP_ONE_YEAR' UNAVAILABLE;

RMAN> CHANGE BACKUP TAG 'KEEP_ONE_YEAR' AVAILABLE;

RMAN> LIST DATAFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/df_data_02.dbf';

RMAN> CHANGE DATAFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/df_data_02.dbf' UNAVAILABLE;

RMAN> CHANGE DATAFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/df_data_02.dbf' AVAILABLE;

--Changing the Status of an Archival Backup

--to list all backups


RMAN> LIST BACKUP TAG 'PERMANENT';

--to delete keep attributes for backup


RMAN> CHANGE BACKUP TAG 'PERMANENT' NOKEEP;

--to make a data file copy exempt from the retention policy for 180 days:
RMAN> CHANGE DATAFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/df_data_02.dbf' KEEP UNTIL TIME
'SYSDATE+180';

RMAN> LIST DATAFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/df_data_02.dbf';


--Adding Backup Records to the RMAN Repository

--To create and catalog a user-managed copy of a data file


SQL> ALTER TABLESPACE users BEGIN BACKUP;

SQL> col name format a50

SQL> select df.file#,df.name


from v$datafile df, v$tablespace ts
where df.ts#=ts.ts# and ts.name='USERS';

$ cp &file_name& /home/oracle/backups/users01.dbf

SQL> ALTER TABLESPACE users END BACKUP;

--to catalog a user-managed data file copy


RMAN> CATALOG DATAFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/users01.dbf';

--To catalog all files in a disk location


RMAN> CATALOG START WITH '/home/oracle/backups/';

--to catalog all files in the recovery area


RMAN> CATALOG RECOVERY AREA;

--Removing Records from the RMAN Repository

--To remove the catalog record for a backup or archived redo log that deleted from
the operating system with operating system commands
RMAN> LIST CONTROLFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/control01.ctl';

RMAN> CHANGE CONTROLFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/control01.ctl' UNCATALOG;

RMAN> LIST DATAFILECOPY ALL;

RMAN> CHANGE DATAFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/users01.dbf' UNCATALOG;

--view the record via sqlplus


$ sqlplus rcatown/rcatown@rcatpdb

SQL> SELECT CDF_KEY, STATUS


FROM RC_DATAFILE_COPY
WHERE CDF_KEY = &KEY&;

--Changing the Status of Backups for Dropped PDBs

--to determine the GUID of the PDB that was dropped.


SQL> SELECT pdb_name, pdb_guid FROM dba_pdb_history
WHERE pdb_name = 'PDBTEST';

--to modify the status of a backup corresponding to a dropped PDB.


RMAN> CHANGE BACKUPPIECE GUID '&GUID&' UNCATALOG;

RMAN> CHANGE COPY GUID '&GUID&' UNCATALOG;


--Deleting RMAN Backups and Archived Redo Logs

--Crosscheck the backups and copies to ensure that the logical records are
synchronized with the physical media
RMAN> CROSSCHECK BACKUP;

RMAN> CROSSCHECK COPY;

--Deleting backups using primary keys from LIST output


RMAN> LIST BACKUP TAG 'BEFORE_PATCH';

RMAN> DELETE BACKUPPIECE &BP_KEY&;

--Deleting backups based on tags


RMAN> DELETE BACKUP TAG 'BEFORE_PATCH';

--Deleting backups by file name on disk


RMAN> DELETE CONTROLFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/control01.ctl';

RMAN> CATALOG CONTROLFILECOPY '/home/oracle/backups/control01.ctl';

--Deleting archived redo logs


RMAN> LIST ARCHIVELOG ALL;

RMAN> DELETE NOPROMPT ARCHIVELOG UNTIL SEQUENCE &SEQ#&;

--Delete backups based on the objects backed up and the media or disk location
where the backup is stored
RMAN> DELETE BACKUP OF TABLESPACE PDB1:TBS_DATA DEVICE TYPE DISK;

RMAN> DELETE DATAFILECOPY LIKE '/home/oracle/backups/%';

--Delete archived redo logs from disk based on whether they are backed up on 3
times
RMAN> DELETE ARCHIVELOG ALL BACKED UP 3 TIMES TO DISK;

--Deleting the expired backups


RMAN> DELETE EXPIRED BACKUP;

--Deleting Obsolete RMAN Backups Based on Retention Policies


RMAN> DELETE OBSOLETE;

--To delete backups of a dropped PDB:

--to determine the GUID of the PDB that was dropped


SQL> SELECT pdb_name, pdb_guid FROM dba_pdb_history
WHERE pdb_name = 'PDBTEST';

--to delete backups or copies associated with the dropped PDB


RMAN> DELETE BACKUP GUID '&GUID&';

RMAN> DELETE COPY GUID '&GUID&';

--To delete all backups and copies


RMAN> DELETE BACKUP;
RMAN> DELETE COPY;

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