How do you change from Noarchivelog mode to Archivelog mode?
Sarah Duran
Updated on March 03, 2026
How do you change from Noarchivelog mode to Archivelog mode?
Switching Database Archiving Mode
- Shut down the database instance.
- Backup the database.
- Perform any operating system specific steps (optional).
- Start up a new instance and mount, but do not open the database.
- Put the database into archivelog mode.
- Open the database.
- Verify your database is now in archivelog mode.
What is the difference between Archivelog mode and Noarchivelog mode?
ARCHIVELOG mode is a mode that you can put the database in for creating a backup of all transactions that have occurred in the database so that you can recover to any point in time. NOARCHIVELOG mode is basically the absence of ARCHIVELOG mode and has the disadvantage of not being able to recover to any point in time.
How do I change the Archivelog mode in Oracle 12c RAC?
Enable archive log mode in Oracle RAC
- stop the database service. srvctl stop database -d DBACLASS.
- start the database in mount state. srvctl start database -d DBACLASS -o mount.
- enable archive log mode.
- Restart the database service (using srvctl)
- set the archive destination to a ASM DISK.
How do I disable Archivelog?
To disable archive log mode use the below command. SQL> alter database noarchivelog; Database altered.
What to do if archive log is full?
You can also fix this full problem by adding space to your archived redo log directory. For full scripts to monitor and remove archived redo logs, see the book “Oracle Shell Scripting” by Jon Emmons.
What is the advantage of operating in Archivelog mode?
Running the database in ARCHIVELOG mode has the following benefits: The database can be recovered from both instance and media failure. Backups can be performed while the database is open and available for use.
What are the implications if your test database is running in a Noarchivelog mode?
In NOARCHIVELOG mode, the filled redo log groups that become inactive can be reused. This mode protects the database against instance failure, but not against media failure. In ARCHIVELOG mode, filled groups of redo logs are archived.
How do I change the archive log destination in RAC?
If you want to specify their location and the file name format manually, you can do it as follows. ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_dest_1=’location=/u01/oradata/MYDB/archive/’ SCOPE=spfile; ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_format=’arch_%t_%s_%r.
Is Oracle database in Archivelog mode?
An Oracle database can run in one of two modes. By default, the database is created in NOARCHIVELOG mode. This command will check to see if you have altered your database to run in ARCHIVELOG mode.
What database view would you query to determine if the database is in archivelog mode?
You can also query to see if you are in ARCHIVELOG mode: SQL> connect sys/xxx as sysdba; connected.