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To Enable Archive Log Mode in Oracle
To enable archive-log mode in Oracle:
1. Close all open OVO sessions.
2. Stop ovw. Enter the following:
ovstop
3. Shut down the database.
4. Set the archive log parameters in the init.ora file:
$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/init${ORACLE_SID}.ora
a. To start the archive process, uncomment the following line:
log_archive_start = true
If the line is not already in the init.ora file, add it.
NOTE For Oracle 10g, do not uncomment or add this line because the
parameter log_archive_start is deprecated in Oracle 10g and
can cause problems when performing an Oracle backup or
restore of the database.
b. To specify the archive directory, uncomment the following line:
log_archive_dest =
/admin//arch/
Fill in the corresponding values for and
.
NOTE Make sure to add a trailing slash to the log_archive_dest path.
c. To define the names of the archived log files, uncomment the
following line:
log_archive_format = “T%TS%S.ARC”
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