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Question:  Oracle Catalog and Archive Log

Answer: Explain what are Oracle Catalog and Oracle Archive log?


July 07, 2009 05:59:35 #5
 m4k4v3l1   Member Since: July 2009    Total Comments: 3 

RE: Oracle Catalog and Archive Log
 
Oracle System Catalog :

System Created Tables Which Contain Statistics and Useful Data Collected Automatically by the Database Engine to Help the Administrator or the regular users.
There Are Several Kinds Of Catalogs :

V$_Catalog
dba_Catalog
User_Catalog


RMAN Catalog:

Catalog Created By Rman manually After Enabling Archive Log , Which Contain Data Regarding The BackUp/Recovery Process.
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Archive Log: Member Of The Archive Group Contain all committed data , is very essential in recovering database to the last minute before disaster.
DataBase Archiver: Responsible For Creating Archive Log Files .
     

 

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