Description:
Oracle Online backup of controlfile fails if the database is set to NOARCHIVELOG.
Symptoms:
The backup will fail with the message:
Error: Failed to switch log file for thread 1
Double-clicking the error message will display the log context message:
ORA-00258: manual archiving in NOARCHIVELOG mode must identify log
To backup the Oracle controlfile, the database must be in ARCHIVELOG mode.
Please consult the relevant Oracle documentation for instructions on how to do this for your version of Oracle.
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