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Why Are Controlfile Entries For Archived Logs Not Overwritten After CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME? (Doc ID 1056085.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The setting for CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME does not seem to affect the entries in section 11 (Archived Log) of the controlfiles

For example

If CONTROL_FILE_RECORD_KEEP_TIME = 30 (days) ... why are the Archived Log entries in the controlfile (as seen by V$ARCHIVED_LOG) not overwritten after 30 days? 

Changes

 

Cause

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