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How to force a log switch (Doc ID 2320185.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 09, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.1.0.2 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema 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 Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

There are cases when your DB activity is not significant so the number of redo log switches is very small or even 0 for certain timeframes. In these conditions, how do we force a periodical log file switch?
 

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