What is a Flash / Fast Recovery Area and how to configure it ? (Doc ID 305648.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 17, 2023

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 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
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This document explains the basic design and configuration of a Flash Recovery Area.

Scope

DBA, Support.

Details

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In this Document

1. What is a Flash Recovery Area ?

2. Why should we use a Flash Recovery Area?

3. What should be the location of Flash Recovery Area ?

4. What should be the size of Flash Recovery Area ?

5. Can I have same Flashback Recovery Area for multiple database ?

6. ASM (Automatic Storage Management) support for Flash Recovery Area :

7. OMF (Oracle Managed Files) support for Flash Recovery Area :

8. Flash Recovery Area for RAC :

9. What type of files can be stored in Flash Recovery Area ?

9. Initialization Parameters required for Flash Recovery Area

10. Restrictions on Initialization Parameters for Flash Recovery Area

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