• -sd|-save_delete
  Archive offline redo log files and then delete these files.
• -ds|-delete_saved
  Delete offline redo log files that have been archived once.
• -dc|-delete_copied
  Delete offline redo log files that have been copied again.
• -scd|-second_copy_delete
  Create a second copy of the offline redo log files that have already been archived and then delete these files.
• -cds|-copy_delete_save
  Create a second copy of offline redo log files which have already been archived. These are then deleted and archiving of the offline redo log files which have been created in the meantime is started.
• -ssd|-double_save_delete
  Archive the offline redo logs to two backup devices (tape devices) in parallel and then delete the files.

Use the option -n to set the number of offline redo log files for which you want BRARCHIVE to perform your selected operation. The program will only delete offline redo log files if they have already been archived.

If only one tape device exists, you can use the option -cds to make sure that BRARCHIVE creates a second copy of the offline redo log files, deletes them if necessary and immediately continues with archiving in a single run. You can also achieve this by calling BRARCHIVE first with the option -s and then with the option -scd. However, in this case you need to make two BRARCHIVE calls.

Parameters in init<DBSID>.sap : archive_function

For more information, see -s|-sc |-ss |-cs.