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RMAN Crosscheck Clause

Check whether backup pieces, proxy copies, or disk copies still exist.

Syntax:

  CROSSCHECK
    { 
      { BACKUP [OF listObjList] 
      | COPY [OF listObjList] 
      | archivelogRecordSpecifier 
      } [maintQualifier [maintQualifier]...] 
    | recordSpec [DEVICE TYPE deviceSpecifier [, deviceSpecifier]...]
    };

   listObjList::=
      [ DATAFILE datafileSpec [, datafileSpec]... 
      | TABLESPACE ['] tablespace_name ['] [, ['] tablespace_name [']]... 
      | archivelogRecordSpecifier 
      | DATABASE [SKIP TABLESPACE ['] tablespace_name [']
           [, ['] tablespace_name [']]...] 
      | CONTROLFILE
      | SPFILE
      ]...

   recordSpec::=
      { { BACKUPPIECE | PROXY } 
        { 'media_handle' [, 'media_handle']... 
        | primary_key [, primary_key]... 
        | TAG [=] ['] tag_name [']
        }
      | BACKUPSET primary_key [, primary_key]...
      | { CONTROLFILECOPY | DATAFILECOPY }
        { { primary_key [, primary_key]... 
          | 'filename' [, 'filename']...
          } 
        | TAG [=] ['] tag_name ['] [, ['] tag_name [']]...
        }
      | ARCHIVELOG
        { primary_key [, primary_key]... 
        | 'filename' [, 'filename']...
        }
      } 

Examples:

Assuming you have configured automatic channels:

RMAN> CROSSCHECK BACKUP;

RMAN> CROSSCHECK COPY;

Query the media manager for the status of backup sets in a given date range:

RMAN> ALLOCATE CHANNEL FOR MAINTENANCE DEVICE TYPE sbt;
RMAN> CROSSCHECK BACKUP DEVICE TYPE sbt COMPLETED BETWEEN '01-AUG-04' AND '31-DEC-04';

"We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward" - Dan Quale

Related Commands:

CHANGE
- Update the status of a backup in the RMAN repository.
CONFIGURE
- Persistent RMAN settings.
DELETE
- Delete backups from disk or tape
LIST - List backups and copies
REPORT - Report backup status: database, files, backups
NLS_DATE_FORMAT parameter

Related Views:

 RC_BACKUP_FILES V$BACKUP_FILES RMAN backups and copies in the repository.
 RC_BACKUP_PIECE V$BACKUP_PIECE Backup pieces



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