Oracle Backup and Recovery Question:

Why more redos are generated when the oracle database is in begin backup mode?

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Answer:

During begin backup mode datafile headers get freezed and as a result row information cannot be retrieved as a result the entire block is copied to redo logs as a result more redo generated and more log switch and in turn more archive logs.


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