sql>

sql>
sql> archive log list
database log mode archive mode
automatic archival disabled
archive destination d:\oracle\ora92\rdbms
oldest online log sequence 25
next log sequence to archive 26
current log sequence 27
sql> select * from v$log;

group# thread# sequence# bytes members arc status

---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ----------------
first_change# first_tim
------------- ---------
1 1 26 104857600 1 no inactive
601130 19-may-08

2 1 27 104857600 1 no current
775135 21-may-08

3 1 25 104857600 1 yes inactive

572607 16-may-08

sql> set linesize 200;

sql> set pagesize 200;
sql> /

group# thread# sequence# bytes members arc status

first_change# first_tim

---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ----------------

------------- ---------

1 1 26 104857600 1 no inactive
601130 19-may-08

2 1 27 104857600 1 no current
775135 21-may-08

3 1 25 104857600 1 yes inactive

572607 16-may-08

sql> select * from v$logfile;

group# status type

---------- ------- -------

member

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------
3 stale online
d:\oracle\oradata\iimdba\redo03.log

2 online

d:\oracle\oradata\iimdba\redo02.log

1 stale online

d:\oracle\oradata\iimdba\redo01.log

sql> ------ to create a new redo log files

sql>
sql> alter database add log file group 4 'd:\oracle\oradata\iimdba\redo04.log'
size 100k;
alter database add log file group 4 'd:\oracle\oradata\iimdba\redo04.log' size
100k
*
error at line 1:
ora-01900: logfile keyword expected

sql> alter database add logfile group 4 'd:\oracle\oradata\iimdba\redo04.log'

size 100k;

database altered.

sql> select * from v4log;

select * from v4log
*
error at line 1:
ora-00942: table or view does not exist

sql> select * from v$log;

group# thread# sequence# bytes members arc status

first_change# first_tim

---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ----------------

------------- ---------

1 1 26 104857600 1 no inactive
601130 19-may-08

2 1 27 104857600 1 no current
775135 21-may-08

3 1 25 104857600 1 yes inactive

572607 16-may-08

4 1 0 102400 1 yes unused

0

sql> ------ to change unused log file to used

sql>
sql> ------- we must to switch the logfile
sql>
sql> alter system switch logfile;

system altered.

sql> /

system altered.

sql> /
alter system switch logfile
*
error at line 1:
ora-01089: immediate shutdown in progress - no operations are permitted

sql> startup
ora-12571: tns:packet writer failure
sql> conn sys/oracle as sysdba
connected to an idle instance.
sql> startup
oracle instance started.

total system global area 135338868 bytes

fixed size 453492 bytes

variable size 109051904 bytes

database buffers 25165824 bytes

redo buffers 667648 bytes

database mounted.
database opened.
sql>
sql>
sql> select * from v$log;

group# thread# sequence# bytes members arc status

first_change# first_tim

---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ----------------

------------- ---------

1 1 26 104857600 1 no inactive
601130 19-may-08

2 1 27 104857600 1 no inactive
775135 21-may-08

3 1 29 104857600 1 no current
797456 21-may-08

4 1 28 102400 1 no inactive
797289 21-may-08

sql> alter system checkpoint;

system altered.

sql> -------- one group is current and other is inactive

sql>
sql> ----- if the group has status it has sequence 0..
sql>
sql> create user ganesh identified by sql;

user created.

sql> grant connect,resource to sql;

grant connect,resource to sql
*
error at line 1:
ora-01917: user or role 'sql' does not exist

sql>
sql> grant connect,resource to ganesh;

grant succeeded.

sql> -------- to add a member in a group

sql>
sql> alter database add logfile member 'd:\oracle\oradata\iimdba\remem.log to
group 1;
alter database add logfile member 'd:\oracle\oradata\iimdba\remem.log to group 1
*
error at line 1:
ora-01756: quoted string not properly terminated

sql> ed
wrote file afiedt.buf

1* alter database add logfile member 'd:\oracle\oradata\iimdba\remem1.log' to

group 1
sql> /

database altered.

sql> select * from v$log;

group# thread# sequence# bytes members arc status

first_change# first_tim

---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ----------------

------------- ---------

1 1 26 104857600 2 no inactive
601130 19-may-08

2 1 27 104857600 1 no inactive
775135 21-may-08

3 1 29 104857600 1 no current
797456 21-may-08

4 1 28 102400 1 no inactive
797289 21-may-08

sql> ----------- inside the group member must have the same size...
sql>
sql> ------- to drop the
sql>
sql> spool off