Enabling archive log mode -12c pluggable database/Container database
Since the Redologs are created at container database level in 12c and not at pluggable database level.
(Enabling archivelog at pluggable database level is not possible). Archiving is done at CDB’s.
You can check archive log mode either by querying v$database or archive-log list :
SQL> select name,open_mode,log_mode from v$database; NAME OPEN_MODE LOG_MODE --------- -------------------- ------------ CDB READ WRITE NOARCHIVELOG (OR) SQL> archive log list Database log mode Archive Mode Automatic archival Disabled Archive destination USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST Oldest online log sequence 11 Next log sequence to archive 13 Current log sequence 13 *************** *************** To enable the Archive-log mode *************** *************** SQL> shutdown immediate; Database closed. Database dismounted. ORACLE instance shut down. SQL> startup mount; ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area 788529152 bytes Fixed Size 2929352 bytes Variable Size 541068600 bytes Database Buffers 239075328 bytes Redo Buffers 5455872 bytes Database mounted. SQL> ALTER DATABASE ARCHIVELOG; Database altered. SQL> ALTER DATABASE OPEN; Database altered. SQL> select name,open_mode,log_mode from v$database; NAME OPEN_MODE LOG_MODE --------- -------------------- ------------ CDB READ WRITE ARCHIVELOG SQL> archive log list Database log mode Archive Mode Automatic archival Enabled Archive destination USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST Oldest online log sequence 413 Next log sequence to archive 415 Current log sequence 415 SQL> show parameter DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST NAME TYPE VALUE ------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------ db_recovery_file_dest string /u03/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area db_recovery_file_dest_size big integer 27G