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Delete obsolete backups using rman [message #514416] Mon, 04 July 2011 12:04 Go to next message
hhhaithamhany
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Hi all,

I have a problem in running delete obsolete or report obsolete using rman. Although the retention policy is set to "CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 60 DAYS;", when running delete obsolete or report obsolete it deletes or returns all the backupsets till sysdate. What should I do to solve this issue?

Thanks a lot

Haitham Hany
Re: Delete obsolete backups using rman [message #514418 is a reply to message #514416] Mon, 04 July 2011 12:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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It would be helpful if you followed Posting Guidelines - http://www.orafaq.com/forum/t/88153/0/
Re: Delete obsolete backups using rman [message #514422 is a reply to message #514418] Mon, 04 July 2011 12:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hhhaithamhany
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Thank you for your reply

I'll try to follow the posting preferences.
Re: Delete obsolete backups using rman [message #514437 is a reply to message #514422] Mon, 04 July 2011 13:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hhhaithamhany
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We have oracle 9i 9.2.0.8.0 installed on AIX system version 5.3. Our system is configured to take backups on Tape library using TSM server.
We take backups using RMAN utility. The configuration of RMAN is:
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RMAN> show all;

RMAN configuration parameters are:
CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY TO RECOVERY WINDOW OF 60 DAYS;
CONFIGURE BACKUP OPTIMIZATION ON;
CONFIGURE DEFAULT DEVICE TYPE TO 'SBT_TAPE';
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP ON;
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO '/arch/backup/%F';
CONFIGURE CONTROLFILE AUTOBACKUP FORMAT FOR DEVICE TYPE SBT_TAPE TO '%F'; # default
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE DISK PARALLELISM 2;
CONFIGURE DEVICE TYPE SBT_TAPE PARALLELISM 1; # default
CONFIGURE DATAFILE BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default
CONFIGURE DATAFILE BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE SBT_TAPE TO 1; # default
CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE DISK TO 1; # default
CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG BACKUP COPIES FOR DEVICE TYPE SBT_TAPE TO 1; # default
CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE 'SBT_TAPE' PARMS  'ENV=(TDPO_OPTFILE=/usr/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64/tdpo64.opt)';
CONFIGURE CHANNEL DEVICE TYPE DISK FORMAT   '/arch/backup/ora_df%t_s%s_s%p';
CONFIGURE MAXSETSIZE TO UNLIMITED; # default
CONFIGURE SNAPSHOT CONTROLFILE NAME TO '/oracle/app/oracle/product/9.2.0.1.0/dbs/snapcf_ltsc.f'; # default

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When typing report obsolete command on rman the output lists all the backups that we have on the tape.
When executing delete obsolete all the backup sets are deleted.

We want to keep 60 days as our retention policy.
Is there any missing configuration in rman?

Thanks a lot

Haitham Hany

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Re: Delete obsolete backups using rman [message #514716 is a reply to message #514437] Wed, 06 July 2011 01:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hkchital
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Show us the Backup Script and output from a run of the Backup script.
Does the script run daily ?
Is there a separate Weekly / Monthly backup ? Is that a separate script ?


Hemant K Chitale
Re: Delete obsolete backups using rman [message #514837 is a reply to message #514716] Wed, 06 July 2011 14:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hhhaithamhany
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We run incremental backup everyday except on Fridays we run full backup and on Tuesdays we run cumulative backup. However we run "delete obsolete" every month manually.

Incremental backup script:
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delete backup completed before 'sysdate-2' device type disk;
backup incremental level 1  device type disk database filesperset 6;
backup backupset all;
backup archivelog all delete all input;
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Cumulative backup script:
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delete backup completed before 'sysdate-2' device type disk;
backup incremental level 1 cumulative device type disk database filesperset 6;
backup backupset all;
backup archivelog all delete all input;
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Full backup script:
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BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL 0 DATABASE FILESPERSET 6;
backup archivelog all delete all input;
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This is the output of last full backup taken:
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Recovery Manager: Release 9.2.0.8.0 - 64bit Production

Copyright (c) 1995, 2002, Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

connected to target database: LTSC (DBID=1864519587)
using target database controlfile instead of recovery catalog

RMAN> BACKUP INCREMENTAL LEVEL 0 DATABASE FILESPERSET 6;
2> backup archivelog all delete all input;
3> #BACKUP ARCHIVELOG from time 'sysdate-3' until time 'sysdate';
4> #delete ARCHIVELOG UNTIL TIME 'SYSDATE-3';
5> 
Starting backup at 01-JUL-11
allocated channel: ORA_SBT_TAPE_1
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: sid=989 devtype=SBT_TAPE
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: Tivoli Data Protection for Oracle: version 5.2.0.0
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting incremental level 0 datafile backupset
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00064 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/UNDO1.dbf
input datafile fno=00024 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/system02.dbf
input datafile fno=00001 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/system01.dbf
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
piece handle=jbmgaqf0_1_1 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.2.0.0
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:05:25
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting incremental level 0 datafile backupset
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00014 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/so2_indx_8k_04.dbf
input datafile fno=00009 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/so2_data_8k_02.dbf
input datafile fno=00012 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/so2_data_8k_05.dbf
input datafile fno=00005 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/so2_indx_sm_01.dbf
input datafile fno=00023 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/rsb_indx01.dbf
input datafile fno=00025 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/rsb_indx02.dbf
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
piece handle=jcmgaqp6_1_1 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.2.0.0
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:08:25
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting incremental level 0 datafile backupset
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00015 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/so2_indx_8k_05.dbf
input datafile fno=00017 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/so2_indx_8k_07.dbf
input datafile fno=00011 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/so2_data_8k_04.dbf
input datafile fno=00008 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/perfstat02.dbf
input datafile fno=00055 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/ltscdata01.dbf
input datafile fno=00019 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/bobject1.dbf
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
piece handle=jdmgar8v_1_1 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.2.0.0
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:08:45
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting incremental level 0 datafile backupset
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00016 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/so2_indx_8k_06.dbf
input datafile fno=00018 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/so2_data_8k_06.dbf
input datafile fno=00021 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/rsb_data01.dbf
input datafile fno=00022 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/rsb_data02.dbf
input datafile fno=00006 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/so2_indx_sm_02.dbf
input datafile fno=00020 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/tools01.dbf
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
piece handle=jemgarpc_1_1 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.2.0.0
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:10:05
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting incremental level 0 datafile backupset
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00053 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/so2_indx_8k_01.dbf
input datafile fno=00010 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/so2_data_8k_03.dbf
input datafile fno=00026 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/so2_data_8k_07.dbf
input datafile fno=00003 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/so2_data_sm_01.dbf
input datafile fno=00007 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/perfstat01.dbf
input datafile fno=00056 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/ltscdata02.dbf
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
piece handle=jfmgasc9_1_1 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.2.0.0
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:08:15
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting incremental level 0 datafile backupset
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying datafile(s) in backupset
input datafile fno=00054 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/so2_indx_8k_02.dbf
input datafile fno=00013 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/so2_indx_8k_03.dbf
input datafile fno=00002 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/so2_data_8k_01.dbf
input datafile fno=00004 name=/ltscprd1/oradata1/so2_data_sm_02.dbf
input datafile fno=00057 name=/ltscprd2/oradata2/ltscindx01.dbf
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
piece handle=jgmgasro_1_1 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.2.0.0
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:08:25
Finished backup at 01-JUL-11

Starting Control File Autobackup at 01-JUL-11
piece handle=c-1864519587-20110701-00 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.2.0.0
Finished Control File Autobackup at 01-JUL-11

Starting backup at 01-JUL-11
current log archived
using channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1
skipping archive log file /arch/archltsc/arch22992.arc; already backed up 1 time(s)
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting archive log backupset
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying archive log(s) in backup set
input archive log thread=1 sequence=22993 recid=46617 stamp=755154020
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input archive log thread=1 sequence=23055 recid=46741 stamp=755310028
input archive log thread=1 sequence=23056 recid=46743 stamp=755310106
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
piece handle=jimgatcp_1_1 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.2.0.0
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:13:36
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: deleting archive log(s)
archive log filename=/arch/archltsc/arch22993.arc recid=46617 stamp=755154020
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channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting archive log backupset
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: specifying archive log(s) in backup set
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channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: starting piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: finished piece 1 at 01-JUL-11
piece handle=jjmgau6e_1_1 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.2.0.0
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: backup set complete, elapsed time: 00:13:06
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: deleting archive log(s)
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WARNING: archive log not deleted, not yet applied by standby
archive log filename=/arch/archltsc/arch23119.arc thread=1 sequence=23119
channel ORA_SBT_TAPE_1: deleting archive log(s)
archive log filename=/arch/archltsc/arch22992.arc recid=46615 stamp=755144205
Finished backup at 01-JUL-11

Starting Control File Autobackup at 01-JUL-11
piece handle=c-1864519587-20110701-01 comment=API Version 2.0,MMS Version 5.2.0.0
Finished Control File Autobackup at 01-JUL-11

Recovery Manager complete.

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Re: Delete obsolete backups using rman [message #515121 is a reply to message #514837] Fri, 08 July 2011 02:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hkchital
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>delete backup completed before 'sysdate-2' device type disk;

If you want a Retention Policy of 60 days, why are you deleting backups that are only 2 days old ?


Hemant K Chitale
Re: Delete obsolete backups using rman [message #515251 is a reply to message #515121] Sat, 09 July 2011 07:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hhhaithamhany
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I delete the backups that are 2 days old from the disk to save space. However, the deletion from the tape library is done manually every month using "delete obsolete;"
The retention policy of 60 days should be applied to the backups on the tape not the disk.

Thanks a lot.

Haitham Hany
Re: Delete obsolete backups using rman [message #515362 is a reply to message #515251] Mon, 11 July 2011 02:37 Go to previous message
hkchital
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When you specify a RETENTION POLICY it applies to Backups -- irrespective of where the backup was created. Oracle doesn't care if your backups were to disk or to tape or to disk and tape. The RETENTION POLICY applies to all backups that were created by RMAN.


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