18 Dec 2008
Oracle runs on Linux, therefore I must be an Oracle expert (so goes management thinking).
Here’s how to correctly purge old RMAN backups when storage runs out of space (thanks Nakrob):
Do not use rm to remove files. You must do it via RMAN. $ export NLS_DATE_FORMAT='DD-MM-YY HH24:MI' $ rman target / NOCATALOG RMAN > crosscheck backupset; This command will verify whether backup file is still on media. If it is unavailable, RMAN will mark it as UNAVAILABLE or EXPIRED. RAMN > delete expired backupset; or RMAN > delete expired backup; Note : If you manually rename or zip RMAN backup files, you must manually remove it from disk since RMAN does not recognize them. RMAN > report obsolete; The command lists all backups rendered obsolete based on rentention policy. Current Retention Policy is 'Recovery WINDOW OF 30 DAYS'. RMAN > delete obsolete; RMAN > list backup summary; It will show all backupset info kept in RMAN repository. If you want to see what RMAN keeps in each backupset, run 'list backupset N' where N is Backupset ID. RMAN > delete backupset N; or RMAN > delete backupset; (to delete all backups) Once fair amount of space is reclaimed, do full backup. Not sure how much full back space is needed but not less than 20G. RMAN > backup database; RMAN > list backup; Full backup may have more than one backupset. Look for last backupsets. It will list backup db files. RMAN > delete obsolete; Rerun this command to delete unwanted existing backupsets (if have) after completed full backup.comments powered by Disqus