If you want to be able to restore your database to a point in time or do a complete recovery you database you must have all of the archive logs you need. If you don't include them in a backup you must keep them in the archivelog destination,
Ruth ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 9:10 AM > Must I have RMAN back up the archive log files? > We are at the delicate position of getting acquainted with RMAN. We > are using it but not yet ready to completely trust it, or rather trust that > our setup is entirely correct (we production DBAs tend to be a conservative > lot). We are just writing RMAN files to disk, no media manager. > Needless to say, we are getting the disadvantages of both methods. > In addition to the disk space taken up by the archive log files, I also have > the disk space taken up by the RMAN archive log files, so I have used twice > the amount of disk. > If I didn't have RMAN store the archive log files, would it still be > able to perform a recovery? Would it just grab the existing log files off > disk? I'm thinking it must since it has to use some archive log files that > were created since RMAN last ran. Appreciate your insights. > Dennis Williams > DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ruth Gramolini INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
