sql> archive log list

database log mode no archive mode

automatic archival disabled
archive destination d:\oracle\ora92\rdbms
oldest online log sequence 24
current log sequence 26
sql> ---now this database is no archive mode
sql> --------now change archive mode
sql> alter database archive log;
alter database archive log
*
error at line 1:
ora-02231: missing or invalid option to alter database

sql> ---------------because archive file only change in nomount stage only

sql> shutdown immediate
database closed.
database dismounted.
oracle instance shut down.
sql>
sql>
sql> startup nomount
oracle instance started.

total system global area 135338868 bytes

fixed size 453492 bytes
variable size 109051904 bytes
database buffers 25165824 bytes
redo buffers 667648 bytes
sql> --------now change archive mode
sql>
sql> alter database archive log;
alter database archive log
*
error at line 1:
ora-02231: missing or invalid option to alter database

sql> alter database archivelog;

alter database archivelog
*
error at line 1:
ora-01507: database not mounted

sql> alter database mount

2 ;

database altered.

sql> alter database archive log;

alter database archive log
*
error at line 1:
ora-02231: missing or invalid option to alter database
sql> alter database archivelog;

database altered.

sql> -----------because nomount stage not allowed any archive log file changes
sql>
sql> archive log list
database log mode archive mode
automatic archival disabled
archive destination d:\oracle\ora92\rdbms
oldest online log sequence 24
next log sequence to archive 26
current log sequence 26
sql> select * from v$log;

group# thread# sequence# bytes members arc status

---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ----------------
first_change# first_tim
------------- ---------
1 1 25 104857600 1 yes inactive
823406 12-jan-08

2 1 26 104857600 1 no current
853166 12-jan-08

3 1 24 104857600 1 yes inactive

766902 11-jan-08

sql> flagger off

/

group# thread# sequence# bytes members arc status

---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ----------------
first_change# first_tim
------------- ---------
1 1 25 104857600 1 yes inactive
823406 12-jan-08

2 1 26 104857600 1 no current
853166 12-jan-08

3 1 24 104857600 1 yes inactive

766902 11-jan-08

sql> flagger off

set linesize 250;
sql> /

group# thread# sequence# bytes members arc status

first_change# first_tim

---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ----------------

------------- ---------

1 1 25 104857600 1 yes inactive

823406 12-jan-08
 2 1 26 104857600 1 no current
853166 12-jan-08

3 1 24 104857600 1 yes inactive

766902 11-jan-08

sql> ---------we have three log file

sql> --------switch and set checkpoint three time
sql> -------------before change archive log destingnation path
sql>
sql>
sql>
sql> alter system set log_archive_dest='d:\oracle\sue-arc';

system altered.

sql> archive log list

database log mode archive mode
automatic archival disabled
archive destination d:\oracle\sue-arc
oldest online log sequence 24
next log sequence to archive 26
current log sequence 26
sql>
sql>
sql> alter system switch logfile;
alter system switch logfile
*
error at line 1:
ora-01109: database not open

sql> -----------so open database

sql> alter database open;

database altered.

sql> alter system switch logfile;

system altered.

sql> alter system set checkpoint;

alter system set checkpoint
*
error at line 1:
ora-02065: illegal option for alter system

sql> alter system set check point;

alter system set check point
*
error at line 1:
ora-00922: missing or invalid option

sql> alter system checkpoint;

system altered.

sql> select * from v$log;

group# thread# sequence# bytes members arc status

first_change# first_tim

---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ----------------

------------- ---------

1 1 25 104857600 1 yes inactive

823406 12-jan-08

2 1 26 104857600 1 no inactive
853166 12-jan-08

3 1 27 104857600 1 no current
66939160 19-jan-08

sql> alter system switch logfile;

system altered.

sql> alter system checkpoint;

system altered.

sql> alter system switch logfile;

alter system switch logfile
*
error at line 1:
ora-01089: immediate shutdown in progress - no operations are permitted

sql> startup
ora-12571: tns:packet writer failure
sql> conn
enter user-name: sys/oracle as sysdba
connected to an idle instance.
sql> startup
oracle instance started.

total system global area 135338868 bytes

fixed size 453492 bytes

variable size 109051904 bytes

database buffers 25165824 bytes

redo buffers 667648 bytes

database mounted.
database opened.
sql>
sql>
sql>
sql> archive log list
database log mode archive mode
automatic archival disabled
archive destination d:\oracle\sue-arc
oldest online log sequence 26
next log sequence to archive 26
current log sequence 28
sql>
sql>
sql> ---------hang problem occure by automatic archival is disable and also not
store any data in d:\oracle\sue-arc
sql>
sql>
sql> alter system set log_archive_start=true scope=spfile;

system altered.

sql> alter system switch logfile;

alter system switch logfile
*
error at line 1:
ora-01089: immediate shutdown in progress - no operations are permitted

sql> --------------now shutdown and start

sql>
sql>
sql> startup
ora-12571: tns:packet writer failure
sql> conn
enter user-name: sys/oracle as sysdba
connected to an idle instance.
sql> startup
oracle instance started.

total system global area 135338868 bytes

fixed size 453492 bytes

variable size 109051904 bytes

database buffers 25165824 bytes

redo buffers 667648 bytes

database mounted.
database opened.
sql>
sql>
sql>
sql> ----now switch
sql> alter system switch logfile;

system altered.

sql> --------now we open archive path------->d:\oracle\sue-arc

sql>
sql> show parameter log_archive;

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest string d:\oracle\sue-arc

log_archive_dest_1 string

log_archive_dest_10 string

log_archive_dest_2 string

log_archive_dest_3 string

log_archive_dest_4 string

log_archive_dest_5 string

log_archive_dest_6 string

log_archive_dest_7 string

log_archive_dest_8 string

log_archive_dest_9 string

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest_state_1 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_10 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_2 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_3 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_4 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_5 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_6 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_7 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_8 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_9 string enable

log_archive_duplex_dest string

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_format string arc%s.%t

log_archive_max_processes integer 2

log_archive_min_succeed_dest integer 1

log_archive_start boolean true

log_archive_trace integer 0

sql>
sql>
sql>
sql> -------------change the archive path destingnation
sql>
sql> alter system set log_archive_dest_1='location=d:\oracle\admin\sue-arc';
alter system set log_archive_dest_1='location=d:\oracle\admin\sue-arc'
*
error at line 1:
ora-02097: parameter cannot be modified because specified value is invalid
ora-16019: cannot use log_archive_dest_1 with log_archive_dest or
log_archive_duplex_dest

sql> ---------because log_archive_dest have already set

sql> -------so set log_archive_dest and log_archive_duplex_dest to null
sql>
sql>
sql> alter system set log_archive_dest=' ' and log_archive_duplex_dest= ' ';
alter system set log_archive_dest=' ' and log_archive_duplex_dest= ' '
*
error at line 1:
ora-00922: missing or invalid option

sql> alter system set log_archive_dest=' ';

system altered.

sql> ---because already log_archive_duplex_dest have null

sql>
sql> ---now we change the path
sql> alter system set log_archive_dest_1='location=d:\oracle\admin\sue-arc';

system altered.

sql> show parameter v$logfile;

sql> show parameter log_archive;

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest string

log_archive_dest_1 string location=d:\oracle\admin\sue-a

 rc

log_archive_dest_10 string

log_archive_dest_2 string

log_archive_dest_3 string

log_archive_dest_4 string

log_archive_dest_5 string

log_archive_dest_6 string

log_archive_dest_7 string

log_archive_dest_8 string

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest_9 string

log_archive_dest_state_1 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_10 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_2 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_3 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_4 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_5 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_6 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_7 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_8 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_9 string enable

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_duplex_dest string

log_archive_format string arc%s.%t

log_archive_max_processes integer 2

log_archive_min_succeed_dest integer 1
log_archive_start boolean true

log_archive_trace integer 0

sql> alter system set log_archive_dest_2='location=d:\oracle\sue-arc';

system altered.

sql> show parameter log_archive;

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest string

log_archive_dest_1 string location=d:\oracle\admin\sue-a

rc

log_archive_dest_10 string

log_archive_dest_2 string location=d:\oracle\sue-arc

log_archive_dest_3 string

log_archive_dest_4 string

log_archive_dest_5 string

log_archive_dest_6 string

log_archive_dest_7 string

log_archive_dest_8 string

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest_9 string

log_archive_dest_state_1 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_10 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_2 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_3 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_4 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_5 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_6 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_7 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_8 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_9 string enable

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_duplex_dest string

log_archive_format string arc%s.%t

log_archive_max_processes integer 2

log_archive_min_succeed_dest integer 1

log_archive_start boolean true

log_archive_trace integer 0

sql>
sql>
sql>
sql> alter system switch logfile;

system altered.

sql> -------------if u don't want the log_archive_dest_1 then set null or set
log_archive_dest_state_1 state is defer(disable)
sql>
sql>
sql> alter system set log_archive_dest_state_1=defer;

system altered.

sql>
sql>
sql> show parameter log_archive;

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest string

log_archive_dest_1 string location=d:\oracle\admin\sue-a

rc

log_archive_dest_10 string

log_archive_dest_2 string location=d:\oracle\sue-arc

log_archive_dest_3 string
log_archive_dest_4 string

log_archive_dest_5 string

log_archive_dest_6 string

log_archive_dest_7 string

log_archive_dest_8 string

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest_9 string

log_archive_dest_state_1 string defer

log_archive_dest_state_10 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_2 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_3 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_4 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_5 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_6 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_7 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_8 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_9 string enable

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_duplex_dest string

log_archive_format string arc%s.%t

log_archive_max_processes integer 2

log_archive_min_succeed_dest integer 1

log_archive_start boolean true

log_archive_trace integer 0

sql>
sql>
sql> -------------add additional archive process
sql>
sql> alter system set log_archive_max_processes=8
2 ;

system altered.

sql> ----max limit is 10

sql>
sql> show parameter log_archive;

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest string

log_archive_dest_1 string location=d:\oracle\admin\sue-a

rc

log_archive_dest_10 string

log_archive_dest_2 string location=d:\oracle\sue-arc

log_archive_dest_3 string

log_archive_dest_4 string

log_archive_dest_5 string

log_archive_dest_6 string

log_archive_dest_7 string

log_archive_dest_8 string

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest_9 string

log_archive_dest_state_1 string defer

log_archive_dest_state_10 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_2 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_3 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_4 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_5 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_6 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_7 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_8 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_9 string enable

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_duplex_dest string

log_archive_format string arc%s.%t

log_archive_max_processes integer 8

log_archive_min_succeed_dest integer 1

log_archive_start boolean true

log_archive_trace integer 0

sql>
sql>
sql>
sql> ---------chnage log_archive_format
sql>
sql> alter system set log_archive_format=sue%s.t%;
alter system set log_archive_format=sue%s.t%
*
error at line 1:
ora-00911: invalid character

sql> alter system set log_archive_format='sue%s.t%';

alter system set log_archive_format='sue%s.t%'
*
error at line 1:
ora-02095: specified initialization parameter cannot be modified

sql> alter system set log_archive_format='sue%s.t%' scope=spfile;

system altered.

sql> shutdown immediate

database closed.
database dismounted.
oracle instance shut down.
sql> startup
oracle instance started.

total system global area 135338868 bytes

fixed size 453492 bytes

variable size 109051904 bytes

database buffers 25165824 bytes

redo buffers 667648 bytes

database mounted.
database opened.
sql> show parameter log

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

db_create_online_log_dest_1 string

db_create_online_log_dest_2 string

db_create_online_log_dest_3 string

db_create_online_log_dest_4 string

db_create_online_log_dest_5 string

dblink_encrypt_login boolean false

log_archive_dest string

log_archive_dest_1 string location=d:\oracle\admin\sue-a

rc

log_archive_dest_10 string

log_archive_dest_2 string location=d:\oracle\sue-arc

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest_3 string

log_archive_dest_4 string

log_archive_dest_5 string

log_archive_dest_6 string

log_archive_dest_7 string

log_archive_dest_8 string

log_archive_dest_9 string

log_archive_dest_state_1 string defer

log_archive_dest_state_10 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_2 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_3 string enable

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_dest_state_4 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_5 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_6 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_7 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_8 string enable

log_archive_dest_state_9 string enable

log_archive_duplex_dest string

log_archive_format string sue%s.t%

log_archive_max_processes integer 8

log_archive_min_succeed_dest integer 1

log_archive_start boolean true

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------

log_archive_trace integer 0

log_buffer integer 524288

log_checkpoint_interval integer 0

log_checkpoint_timeout integer 1800

log_checkpoints_to_alert boolean false

log_file_name_convert string

log_parallelism integer 1

logmnr_max_persistent_sessions integer 1

remote_login_passwordfile string exclusive

sql> show parameter log_archive

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
log_archive_dest string
log_archive_dest_1 string location=d:\oracle\admin\sue-a
rc
log_archive_dest_10 string
log_archive_dest_2 string location=d:\oracle\sue-arc
log_archive_dest_3 string
log_archive_dest_4 string
log_archive_dest_5 string
log_archive_dest_6 string
log_archive_dest_7 string
log_archive_dest_8 string

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
log_archive_dest_9 string
log_archive_dest_state_1 string defer
log_archive_dest_state_10 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_2 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_3 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_4 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_5 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_6 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_7 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_8 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_9 string enable

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
log_archive_duplex_dest string
log_archive_format string sue%s.t%
log_archive_max_processes integer 8
log_archive_min_succeed_dest integer 1
log_archive_start boolean true
log_archive_trace integer 0
sql>
sql>
sql>
sql>
sql> -----change log_archive_min_succeed_dest
sql>
sql> alter system set log_archive_min_succeed_dest=2
2 ;
alter system set log_archive_min_succeed_dest=2
*
error at line 1:
ora-02097: parameter cannot be modified because specified value is invalid
ora-16020: less destinations available than specified by
log_archive_min_succeed_dest

sql> alter system set log_archive_min_succeed_dest=2;

alter system set log_archive_min_succeed_dest=2
*
error at line 1:
ora-02097: parameter cannot be modified because specified value is invalid
ora-16020: less destinations available than specified by
log_archive_min_succeed_dest

------because already have two dest but one dest have defer state
sql> alter system set log_archive_dest_state_1=enable;

system altered.

sql> alter system set log_archive_min_succeed_dest=2;

system altered.

sql> show parameter log_archive

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
log_archive_dest string
log_archive_dest_1 string location=d:\oracle\admin\sue-a
rc
log_archive_dest_10 string
log_archive_dest_2 string location=d:\oracle\sue-arc
log_archive_dest_3 string
log_archive_dest_4 string
log_archive_dest_5 string
log_archive_dest_6 string
log_archive_dest_7 string
log_archive_dest_8 string

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
log_archive_dest_9 string
log_archive_dest_state_1 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_10 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_2 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_3 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_4 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_5 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_6 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_7 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_8 string enable
log_archive_dest_state_9 string enable

name type value

------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
log_archive_duplex_dest string
log_archive_format string sue%s.t%
log_archive_max_processes integer 8
log_archive_min_succeed_dest integer 2
log_archive_start boolean true
log_archive_trace integer 0
sql> alter system set log_archive_dest_state_1=deffer;
alter system set log_archive_dest_state_1=deffer
*
error at line 1:
ora-00096: invalid value deffer for parameter log_archive_dest_state_1, must be
from among alternate, reset, defer, enable

sql> alter system set log_archive_dest_state_1=defer;

alter system set log_archive_dest_state_1=defer
*
error at line 1:
ora-02097: parameter cannot be modified because specified value is invalid
ora-16028: new log_archive_dest_state_1 causes less destinations than
log_archive_min_succeed_dest requires

sql> ----------because log_archive_min_succeed_dest have two so atleast two dest

are enable
sql>

sql> spool off