This view lists information about control file copies on disk. A data file copy record with a file number of 0 represents the control file copy in V$DATAFILE_COPY.
| Column | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
DB_KEY |
NUMBER |
The primary key for the target database. Use this column to join with almost any other catalog view. |
DBINC_KEY |
NUMBER |
The primary key for the incarnation of the target database. Use this column to join with RC_DATABASE_INCARNATION. |
DB_NAME |
VARCHAR2(8) |
The DB_NAME of the database incarnation to which this record belongs. |
CCF_KEY |
NUMBER |
The primary key of the control file copy in the recovery catalog. If you issue the LIST command while RMAN is connected to the recovery catalog, then this value appears in the KEY column of the output. |
RECID |
NUMBER |
The record identifier from V$DATAFILE_COPY. RECID and STAMP form a concatenated primary key that uniquely identifies this record in the target database control file. |
STAMP |
NUMBER |
The stamp from V$DATAFILE_COPY. RECID and STAMP form a concatenated primary key that uniquely identifies this record in the target database control file. |
NAME |
VARCHAR2(1024) |
The control file copy file name. |
TAG |
VARCHAR2(32) |
The tag of the control file copy. NULL if no tag used. |
RESETLOGS_CHANGE# |
NUMBER |
The SCN of the most recent RESETLOGS when the record was created. |
RESETLOGS_TIME |
DATE |
The time stamp of the most recent RESETLOGS when the record was created. |
CHECKPOINT_CHANGE# |
NUMBER |
The control file checkpoint SCN. |
CHECKPOINT_TIME |
DATE |
The control file checkpoint time. |
CREATION_TIME |
DATE |
The control file creation time. |
BLOCKS |
NUMBER |
The number of blocks in the control file. |
BLOCK_SIZE |
NUMBER |
The block size in bytes. |
MIN_OFFR_RECID |
NUMBER |
Internal use only. |
OLDEST_OFFLINE_RANGE |
NUMBER |
Internal use only. |
COMPLETION_TIME |
DATE |
The time when the copy was generated. |
STATUS |
VARCHAR2(1) |
The status of the copy: A (available), U (unavailable), X (expired), or D (deleted). |
CONTROLFILE_TYPE |
VARCHAR2(1) |
The type of control file copy: B (normal copy) or S (standby copy). |
KEEP |
VARCHAR2(3) |
Indicates whether this copy has a retention policy different from the value for CONFIGURE RETENTION POLICY. Possible values are YES and NO. |
KEEP_UNTIL |
DATE |
If the KEEP UNTIL TIME clause of the COPY command was specified, then this column shows the date after which this file becomes obsolete. If the column is NULL and KEEP OPTIONS is not NULL, the file never becomes obsolete. |
KEEP_OPTIONS |
VARCHAR2(11) |
The KEEP options specified for this control file copy. Possible values are NOLOGS, BACKUP_LOGS, LOGS, and NULL. NOLOGS indicates a consistent backup made when the database was mounted. BACKUP_LOGS indicates that the backup was made in open mode, so archived log backups must be applied to make it consistent. LOGS indicates a long-term backup made with the LOGS keyword, which is now deprecated. NULL indicates that this backup has no KEEP options and becomes obsolete based on the retention policy. |
IS_RECOVERY_DEST_FILE |
VARCHAR2(3) |
This copy is located in the fast recovery area: YES or NO. |
RSR_KEY |
NUMBER |
Unique key for the row in RC_RMAN_STATUS that created this backup piece. |
SITE_KEY |
NUMBER |
Primary key of the Data Guard database associated with this file. Each database in a Data Guard environment has a unique SITE_KEY value.You can use SITE_KEY in a join with the RC_SITE view to obtain the DB_UNIQUE_NAME of the database. |