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Oracle DTC archive log backup fails with ORACLE DTC5

 

Problem description


Oracle DTC archive log backup fails with ORACLE_DTC5. Following are some of the points related to the archive log backup failure:

  • Not all database archive log backups will fail. The failure can occur in one database.

  • If there is only one database for backup which has the capture process enabled, then the backup will fail immediately.

  • This error can occur even if there is no expired archive log.

  • There can be either golden gate integrated captures or data guard, which still need those archive logs.

Cause

Oracle DTC archive log backup fails with ORACLE_DTC5 if the capture process is enabled.

Traceback

You get the following error in the Phoenix.log , main_service.log, and Rman.log files:

archived log file name=/u02/archive/<DatabaseName>/<DatabaseName>/archivelog/2021_09_08/o1_mf_1_16304_jmj9zok8_.arc thread=1 sequence=16304

RMAN-08137: warning: archived log not deleted, needed for standby or upstream capture process

Resolution

  1. Upgrade the Oracle DTC agent to the latest version.

  2. Disable the capture process.

Note : Consult your Oracle administrator before making any changes.

 

Verification

To check whether the capture process is enabled, run the following query:

SQL> select CAPTURE_NAME,QUEUE_OWNER,status from dba_capture;

CAPTURE_NAME QUEUE_OWNER STATUS

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

<DatabaseName> GGATE ENABLED

 

To disable the capture process, run the following procedure:

SQL> exec DBMS_CAPTURE_ADM.STOP_CAPTURE('<DatabaseName>');

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

To verify if the capture process is disabled, run the following query:

SQL> select CAPTURE_NAME,QUEUE_OWNER,status from dba_capture;

CAPTURE_NAME QUEUE_OWNER STATUS

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

<DatabaseName> GGATE DISABLED

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