Problem with rman delete backup

[TSch]

Hi folks,

after issuing the rman command "delete noprompt obsolete;" the command "list backup;" no longer shows certain backups (older than 7 days) but the physical backup file still remains on the filesystem ...

Any idea what might be wrong here ??

Regards
Thomas

 

[Thargy]

try CROSSCHECK ARCHIVELOG ALL first, and then see what happens.

Regards

T

 

[TSch]

Hi T,

crosscheck looks fine. But still no luck with the delete obsolete ...

Regards
Thomas

 

[hoinz]

Could be a problem with operating system file permissions.
Check whether the OS user who is running rman actually has permission to delete.

regards

 

[LKBrwnDBA]

1) Check out what your RETENTION POLICY RECOVERY WINDOW is.
2) Check if the backup files were marked "expired" instead of "obsolete" in the catalog.



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