Use
You can use SAPDBA for Oracle to back up the offline redo log files. For more information, see
Backup of the Offline Redo Log Files with SAPDBA.Prerequisites
Procedure
Archive Function |
Meaning |
Save (default) |
Performs a normal backup of any offline redo log files that have not yet been backed up |
Second copy |
Performs a normal backup with a second copy |
Double save (parallel) |
Performs a normal backup with a second copy to two tape devices in parallel |
Save and delete |
Performs a normal backup and then deletes the offline redo log files that have been backed up |
Second copy and delete |
Performs a normal backup with a second copy and then deletes the offline redo log files that have been backed up. |
Double save and delete |
Performs a normal backup with a second copy to two tape devices in parallel and then deletes the offline redo log files that have been backed up |
Delete saved |
Deletes the offline redo log files that have already been backed up (the oldest backed-up offline redo log files are deleted first). |
Delete copied |
Deletes offline redo log files that have already been backed up twice |
Copy and save |
Creates a second copy of offline redo log files that have already been backed up and then backs up the offline redo log files that have been created in the meantime |
Copy, delete and save |
Creates a second copy of offline redo log files that have already been backed up and then deletes them and backs up the offline redo log files that have been created in the meantime |
Initialize BRARCHIVE tape |
Initializes a tape volume |
Show BRARCHIVE header information |
Displays the information in the volume label |
Stop BRARCHIVE run with fill option |
Stops a BRARCHIVE backup run that was started with the option Continue until end of tape safely. |
If you choose a different function, the Backup Offline Redo Logs menu looks different when you return to it.
For more information on how to view the logs with SAPDBA, see