rmpiece

Purpose

Use the rmpiece command to delete RMAN backup pieces from tape.

Prerequisites

You must have the right to manage devices and change device state to use the rmpiece command.

Syntax

rmpiece::=

rmpi•ece [ --nq ] [ --oid/-o oid-list ]... [ piecename ]...

Semantics

--nq

Does not display a confirmation message. If you do not specify this option, then the command displays a confirmation message. The message is described in "Command Execution in Interactive Mode"

--oid/-o oid-list ...

Specifies or more backup piece identifiers in the Oracle Secure Backup catalog. Refer to "oid" for a description of the oid placeholder.

piecename ...

Specifies the names of the backup pieces to which the listing applies. The name of a backup piece is indicated by the Piece name heading in the lspiece output.

Example

Example 2-133 displays information about two RMAN backup pieces and then deletes them.

ob> lspiece
    POID Database   Content    Copy Created      Host             Piece name
     104 ob         full          0 03/18.16:25  stadv07          05gfkmq9_1_1
     105 ob         archivelog    0 03/18.16:32  stadv07          06gfkn8h_1_1
ob> rmpiece --oid 104,105
remove backup piece OID 104? (a, n, q, y, ?) [n]: y
remove backup piece OID 105? (a, n, q, y, ?) [n]: y
ob> lspiece
ob>