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active database duplication

Active database duplication is an RMAN duplication process that occurs over the network and does not use RMAN backups as the source of the duplication.

active online redo log group

This is an online redo log that is not currently in use by the database but has not been archived.

archived redo logs

Copies of the online redo logs. Critical to database recovery when the database is in ARCHIVELOG mode.

ARCHIVELOG mode

When in ARCHIVELOG mode, the database will generate archived redo logs and, by applying those files and the online redo logs, can be recovered to any point other than the point of the last backup.

archiver process (ARCH)

The process responsible for copying an online redo log to an archived redo log after ...

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