{"id":13833,"date":"2024-03-15T07:59:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-for-setting-up-oracle-archived-logs\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T00:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:06:23","slug":"what-is-the-method-for-setting-up-oracle-archived-logs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-for-setting-up-oracle-archived-logs\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle Archived Logs Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

To set up Oracle archivelog, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Ensure that the database is in archivelog mode:
    \nExecute the following command in the SQL*Plus command line:<\/li>\n
  2. Please enable archiving for the database by running the SQL command: “alter database archivelog;”<\/li>\n
  3. Make sure that the archive log destination location has been configured:
    \nExecute the following command in SQL*Plus command line to set the archive log destination location to a valid directory:<\/li>\n
  4. Change the system to set the location of the archive logs to “\/path\/to\/archive_logs” in both scope.<\/li>\n
  5. Start the archiving process:
    \nExecute the following command on the SQL*Plus command line to start the archiving process:<\/li>\n
  6. Begin archiving log files in the system.<\/li>\n
  7. Verify archive log settings:
    \nUse the following command to confirm if the archive logs are functioning properly:<\/li>\n
  8. Can you please provide a list of archived logs?<\/li>\n
  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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    To set up Oracle archivelog, you can follow these steps: Ensure that the database is in archivelog mode: Execute the following command in the SQL*Plus command line: Please enable archiving for the database by running the SQL command: “alter database archivelog;” Make sure that the archive log destination location has been configured: Execute the following […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18593,1078,18595,282,18594],"class_list":["post-13833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-archivelog-setup","tag-database-recovery","tag-dba-configuration","tag-oracle","tag-oracle-logs"],"yoast_head":"\nOracle Archived Logs Setup Guide - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to setup Oracle archived logs: enable archivelog mode & configure log destination. 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