RMAN backup reports ORA-19602 cannot backup or copy active file in NOARCHIVELOG mode (81609)

Date: Apr 11
Product & Version: NetVault
OS Version: N/A
Module & Version: Oracle APM
Application version: N/A



Symptoms:

An RMAN backup reports the following messages in the binary log...
Information 2011/04/05 16:30:41 1011 Data Plugin BNN1A04 RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
Information 2011/04/05 16:30:41 1011 Data Plugin BNN1A04 RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
Information 2011/04/05 16:30:41 1011 Data Plugin BNN1A04 RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
Information 2011/04/05 16:30:41 1011 Data Plugin BNN1A04 RMAN-03009: Failure of backup command on c1 channel at 04/05/2011 17:30:37
Information 2011/04/05 16:30:41 1011 Data Plugin BNN1A04 ORA-19602: Cannot backup or copy active file in NOARCHIVELOG mode
Information 2011/04/05 16:30:41 1011 Data Plugin BNN1A04 Recovery Manager completed.
Warning 2011/04/05 16:30:41 1011 Data Plugin BNN1A04 Failed with exit code 1

You tried to backup a file that was not closed cleanly, and the database was in NOARCHIVELOG mode. This is not allowed because when restored, the file will require redo application before it is usable, and redo is not currently being saved beyond the contents of the online redo logs.



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Prepared by: Vince Martyn

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