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What Is The Difference Between Obsolete Rman Backups And Expired Rman Backups?

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The term obsolete does not MEAN the same as expired. In short obsolete MEANS “not needed ” whereas expired means “not found.”

A status of “expired” means that the backup piece or backup set is not found in the backup destination. A status of “obsolete” means the backup piece is still available, but it is no LONGER needed. The backup piece is no longer needed since RMAN has been configured to no longer need this piece after so many days have elapsed, or so many backups have been PERFORMED.

The term obsolete does not mean the same as expired. In short obsolete means “not needed ” whereas expired means “not found.”

A status of “expired” means that the backup piece or backup set is not found in the backup destination. A status of “obsolete” means the backup piece is still available, but it is no longer needed. The backup piece is no longer needed since RMAN has been configured to no longer need this piece after so many days have elapsed, or so many backups have been performed.



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