archive_function 

Default value: save

• save : Archive the offline redo log files.

• second_copy : Create a second copy of offline redo log files which were already archived.

• delete_saved : Delete offline redo log files which were archived once.

• delete_copied : Delete offline redo log files which were copied a second time.

• save_delete : Archive the offline redo log files and then delete these files.

• second_copy_delete : Create a second copy of offline redo log files which were already archived and then delete these files.

• double_save : Archive the offline redo log files on two backup devices (tape devices) in parallel.

• double_save_delete : Archive the offline redo log files on two backup devices (tape devices) in parallel and then delete the files.

• copy_save : Create a second copy of offline redo log files which were already archived and then archive the offline redo log files which have been created in the meantime.

• copy_delete_save : Create a second copy of offline redo log files which were already archived. These are then deleted and archiving of the offline redo log files which have been created in the meantime is started.

If there is only one tape device, you can use parameter archive_function = copy_save or copy_delete_save to ensure that BRARCHIVE creates a second copy of the offline redo log files in one run, deletes it if necessary and continues archiving immediately. This can also be done by first calling BRARCHIVE with archive_function = save and then with archive_function = second_copy or second_copy_delete . However, two BRARCHIVE calls with modified parameters are necessary in this case. In practice, the second possibility is not of great interest and should only be used with the corresponding BRARCHIVE command option call if it must be used at all.