Oracle Archived Logs Setup Guide

To set up Oracle archivelog, you can follow these steps:

1. Ensure that the database is in archivelog mode:
   Execute the following command in the SQL*Plus command line:
2. Please enable archiving for the database by running the SQL command: “alter database archivelog;”
3. Make sure that the archive log destination location has been configured:
   Execute the following command in SQL*Plus command line to set the archive log destination location to a valid directory:
4. Change the system to set the location of the archive logs to “/path/to/archive_logs” in both scope.
5. Start the archiving process:
   Execute the following command on the SQL*Plus command line to start the archiving process:
6. Begin archiving log files in the system.
7. Verify archive log settings:
   Use the following command to confirm if the archive logs are functioning properly:
8. Can you please provide a list of archived logs?
9. If the “Database log mode” in the output is “Archive Mode” and “Automatic archival” is “Enabled”, it indicates that the log archiving has been successfully configured.

Note: The target location for archiving logs should be a reliable, dedicated location for storing archived logs. There should be enough disk space on the target location to store archived log files.