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27 February 2026

RMAN Expired and Obsolete Backups

 RMAN Expired and Obsolete  Backups

Expired Backups:

Backup set or backup pieces are deleted on OS Level, Database control file have backup details on disk but OS level files are not available.

Action:

RMAN> crosscheck backup;

RMAN> delete expired backup;


Obsolete Backups:

The general meaning of OBSOLETE is no longer used or required for recovery.

RMAN considers backups as OBSOLETE when they are no longer required for database recovery.This is done by one of the RMAN CONFIGURATION parameters.

Action:

RMAN> report obsolete;

RMAN> delete obsolete;


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