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Shell Script To Delete Old Archives Using RMAN

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  • User AvatarKiran Dalvi
  • 28 Sep, 2023
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Shell Script To Delete Old Archives Using RMAN

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cat arch_del.sh
#!/bin/bash
export ORACLE_HOME=/oracle/app/oracle/product/12.1.0.2.0
export ORACLE_SID=PARIS12C
export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
delBackup () {
rman log=/home/oracle/arch_del.log << EOF
connect target /
DELETE noprompt ARCHIVELOG ALL COMPLETED BEFORE ‘sysdate-1’;
CROSSCHECK ARCHIVELOG ALL;
DELETE EXPIRED ARCHIVELOG ALL;
exit
EOF
}
# Main
delBackup
Now configure in crontab:
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00 22 * * * /u01/app/oracle/arch_del.sh > /tmp/rmanarch.log

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