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How To Turn OMF ON or OFF (Doc ID 1369579.1)

Last updated on JULY 05, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - 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.

Goal

How to clarify whether OMF (Oracle Managed Files) is ON or OFF?
Can it be turned off?

This may for instance be relevant for setting up a physical standby database where an 'alter database create standby controlfile...' may show messages in the alert log like the following:

Solution

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