10 Managing the Redo Log

This chapter explains how to manage the online redo log. The current redo log is always online, unlike archived copies of a redo log. Therefore, the online redo log is usually referred to as simply the redo log.

This chapter contains the following topics:

• What Is the Redo Log?

• Planning the Redo Log

• Creating Redo Log Groups and Members

• Relocating and Renaming Redo Log Members

• Dropping Redo Log Groups and Members

• Forcing Log Switches

• Verifying Blocks in Redo Log Files

• Clearing a Redo Log File

• Redo Log Data Dictionary Views

  See Also:

  Chapter 15, "Using Oracle-Managed Files" for information about redo log files that are both created and managed by the Oracle Database server