Crosscheck is used to see what files are expired (ie missing), not what is obsolete. Don. On 6/29/10, Jay Hostetter <hostetter.jay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A backup occurs each night. The relevant part of the script is below. > Report obsolete does not list my archivelogs, even after crosschecking > backups and archivelogs. > I've logged an SR. > > Thank you, > Jay > > allocate channel ch1 type disk format > 'H:\Oracle_Backups\%d\full_s%s_p%p_t%t.bck'; > backup > as compressed backupset > check logical database > filesperset 4 > tag='daily_full_backup'; > allocate channel ch2 type disk format > 'H:\Oracle_Backups\%d\arc_s%s_p%p_t%t.bck'; > # > backup > as compressed backupset > tag='daily_arch_backup' > archivelog all channel ch2; > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Niall Litchfield < > niall.litchfield@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> How many database backups do you have? I'd read your policy as obsoleting >> archive logs no longer required for your oldest level 0 backup. That is I >> expect having 2 backups of the db more recent than the oldest log would do >> the trick. The RMAN command report obsolete should help. >> >> Niall Litchfield >> >> >> >> > -- Don Seiler http://seilerwerks.wordpress.com ultimate: http://www.mufc.us -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l